GraSPA 2014

Summer School in Particle and Astroparticle physics of Annecy-le-Vieux, 21-25 July 2014

  The school aims at introducing Particle Physics and Astroparticle physics to 4th and advanced 3rd year physics students from anywhere in the world. The most recent research topics and results in these fields will be presented. It consists of 4 days of lectures on LHC Physics, Neutrinos, Heavy Flavours, Astroparticle Physics, Gravitational Waves. Computational tools for these fields will also be introduced during a hands-on session. The students will be immersed in an international research atmosphere, and will be able to spend time and discuss at length with scientists working in the field.

Courses will be in English. No background knowledge on the topics covered beyond a popular science level is assumed. A strong basis in Quantum Mechanics is expected, however.

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Jobs : PhD positions Enigmass2014

The "Excellence Laboratory" ENIGMASS is offering up to three 3-year Ph.D. positions (doctoral fellowships) starting autumn 2014 in Annecy and Grenoble.

 The proposed Ph.D. subjects are available here. Applicants should have a Master-2 diploma (or equivalent) by the end of July 2014.

Deadline for applying is April 21^st 2014. 

 Applicants should fill the application form available here. The selection will be done by the beginning of May 2014.

Were are not guinea pigs

A LAPTh member on the French TV show "On n'est pas que des Cobayes" (we are not only gunea pigs).  This is a regular show on the national channel France 5.

Richard Taillet was invited to participate in the issue of January 10, 2014, where friendly "cobayes" wonder if one can jump off a running train, as in the movies.

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FameLab

The CCSTI Cran Gevrier,  LAPP, and  LAPTh teamed up  for the organisation of one of the four regional finals of FameLab on 17 april 2014 in Annecy. FameLab is an international contest in scientific communication, which was created in 2005 at the Times Cheltenham Festival, and which involves each year more than 5000 young scientists and engineers from more than 20 countries. This year, the first French edition of this contest will take place, organised in collaboration with AMCSTI, CNES, CERN, INSERM, and Cheltenham Festival.

The candidates for FameLab France have to

• be older than 21 but less than 40 years,
• work or study in exact sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics in France
• sign up before 28 february at the address http://www.britishcouncil.fr/famelab

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