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Ultrafast X-Ray Summer School
The Ultrafast X-ray Summer School (UXSS) is an annual meeting on X-ray science aimed at PhD students and post-docs, in its 19th iteration. It is co-organized by the Stanford Pulse Institute (SLAC/Stanford, USA), Center for Free-Electron Laser Sciences (DESY and University of Hamburg, Germany) and Paul-Scherrer Institute (Switzerland). This year it will be held in…
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LEAPS Meets conference on Advanced Materials for Energy
LEAPS The League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources This year’s LEAPS Meets conference is on Advanced Materials for Energy and is being organised by SOLARIS, taking place between May 18-23 at the Sopot Marriott and Spa, outside Gdansk, Poland. This themed meeting in the LEAPS Meets series allows for cross fertilisation between users of the differing LEAPS synchrotron and FEL…
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The encounter of the physical worlds of Slovakia and Great Britain
On March 19, 2025, under the flag of NCPXFEL, a meeting of invited scientific groups from Slovakia and Britain focused on the topic of “ultra-fast X-ray imaging” was held at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London. Leading Slovak and British scientific groups in the field of ultra-fast X-ray imaging came together to discuss…
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Experiential learning for groups of high school students
Can you pipette? Have you heard of the Lorentz force? Want to know how a PCR test works? If these questions pique your curiosity, read on! A unique opportunity for high school students interested in natural sciences – European XFEL, a research infrastructure for basic science near Hamburg, whose partner country is Slovakia, opens up…
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Access options to European photon and neutron sources under the NEPHEWS project
A call to all scientists interested in deepening their network and joining international groups on photon or neutron sources. Forms of access vary – from transnational access, which allows direct placement in research groups during the measurement period, to twinning with experienced users, to virtual training. University students, as well as doctoral candidates, as well…

















