3–4 Oct 2017
Differential Scanning Calorimetry Workshop
First 2-day workshop will be focused on Differential scanning calorimetry and the main speaker and tutor during practical part will be Peter Gimeson from Malvern Instruments.
Events
CIISB Events Calendar
Important and interesting events in the domain of large research infrastructures
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ELI’s User Meeting 2026 Reflects Growing User Community
More than 230 researchers from 25 countries gathered at the ELI User Meeting 2026, held on 24-26 June 2026 at the ELI Beamlines Facility in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic. Over two and a half days, the event showcased the continued growth and diversity of ELI’s international user community. The scientific programme featured 55 speakers, including, 30 presentations of user experiments across five scientific sessions, four thematic workshops, two satellite events and a poster session with 48 posters. A wide range of scientific disciplines were addressed, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of ELI’s user community, from high-field and plasma physics to ultrafast spectroscopy, materials science, AMO physics, and life sciences. Dedicated workshops focused on future developments in inertial fusion energy and strong-field quantum electrodynamics, preclinical dosimetry and ultrafast spectroscopy, machine learning and artificial intelligence. “Over the past few years, ELI has transitioned from commissioning facilities to enabling high-impact science,” says Daniele Margarone, Science Director of the ELI Beamlines Facility. “The discussions throughout this meeting highlighted the quality of the science being carried out today, and the strength of the international community.” Since the launch of ELI’s User Programme, 879 proposals have been submitted involving nearly 2000 researchers from 43 countries. Of those 467 proposals have been awarded beamtime and more than 340 experiments completed. The continued expansion of the user community illustrates both the increasing availability of experimental capabilities and the confidence researchers place in ELI as a reliable scientific partner. Complementing the excellence-based access, the mission-based programmes in inertial fusion energy and radiobiology address strategic scientific and societal challenges. By fostering long-term collaboration between research, industry, and public stakeholders, these initiatives accelerate the translation of advanced laser science into real-world technologies. The scientific programme concluded with the Poster Awards, recognising outstanding contributions during the poster session. Awards were evaluated by a panel of 5 international experts from ELI and other organisations. * Young Researcher Award awarded to Alfred Mishi (ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines Facility) for the poster “Controlled Electron Injection in Laser Wakefield Acceleration using Nanoparticles” * Best ELI-Related Topic awarded to Daniel Dorobantu (ELI Nuclear Physics) for the poster “Towards high-quality laser-driven ion beams for radiobiology studies at ELI-NP” * Most Innovative Idea awawrded to Rajaram Shretha (ELI ERIC, ELI ALPS Facility) for the poster “Single-Cycle, 30 μJ mid-IR Pulses at 100 kHz at ELI ALPS” As ELI’s capabilities continue to advance, the User Meeting provides an important platform for bringing together researchers, facility staff and partners to exchange results, identify new opportunities and shape long-term scientific directions. Source: https://www.eli-laser.eu/news/eli-s-user-meeting-2026-reflects-growing-user-community/
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SwissELITE Kick-off Event Marks the Launch of a Czech–Swiss Research Project
On 1 April 2026, the Czech-Swiss project SwissELITE was officially launched in Dolní Břežany. The project connects ELI Beamlines research centre—as part of ELI ERIC—with its Swiss partners, Paul Scherrer Institute and University Hospital of Lausanne. The project focuses on the development of high-precision measurement and detection technologies that form the basis for new approaches in medicine, industry, and modern technologies. It will expand the portfolio of facilities offered by ELI ERIC to users. “The SwissELITE project will enable both the expansion of ELI ERIC’s research capabilities, which will benefit the global scientific community, and the establishment of closer cooperation between ELI ERIC and Swiss researchers,” said Marek Vyšinka, head of the Research Infrastructure Unit at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, at the launch event in early April. “We greatly appreciate the support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Swiss Contribution Office, whose participation in the kick-off event reflects the broader significance of this joint initiative for the Czech-Swiss research community,” said Roman Hvězda, director of the ELI Beamlines facility. The project will strengthen collaboration between Czech and Swiss leading research institutions and accelerate the development of advanced technologies and capabilities within ELI Beamlines. By combining cutting-edge expertise in photon science, detector development, diagnostics, and biomedical applications, this project will support the development of a new generation of experimental tools and research services for users from academia, research, and innovation communities. The SwissELITE project is implemented under the Czech–Swiss Research Infrastructure Initiative, with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports serving as the programme operator. Support for this type of research enables the Czech Republic to participate in the development of key technologies in Europe and to apply cutting-edge expertise in practice. The Czech-Swiss Research Infrastructures Initiative is one of four programmes implemented under the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme, i.e., the Second Swiss Contribution to the Czech Republic (https://www.swiss-contribution.cz/en/). In 2025, two calls for proposals were launched under the Czech–Swiss Research Infrastructures Initiative. The first call supported the submission of a predefined SwissELITE project to support ELI ERIC’s cooperation with the Swiss scientific community, while the second call targeted large research infrastructures participating in international research infrastructure consortia together with Swiss partners. Photos credit: @elibeamlines
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Prague hosted the ISSP General Assembly
From April 25–29, 2026, the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague hosted a meeting of members of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). Representatives of research institutions from 33 countries around the world gathered in the Czech capital to discuss the content of international questionnaires to be collected in the coming years. The Czech Republic was represented at the meeting Jindřich Krejčí, Ph.D., and Prof. Dana Hamplová, Ph.D., who also were involved in organizing the entire event. The main part of the program was dedicated to the preparation of the upcoming ISSP thematic modules. Delegates discussed, in particular, questions in the upcoming “Social Networks and Social Resources 2027” module and topics for the “Religion 2028” module. The discussions focused on questionnaire content, and methodological procedures. The program also included a Research Session, during which participants presented the results of studies using ISSP data. For example, presentations covered research on the decline in the preferred number of children in the Nordic countries (Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, Ásdís Aðalbjörg Arnalds) and methodological challenges in measuring religiosity (Harry Ganzeboom). Changes to the ISSP bibliography, i.e., the way in which the consortium tracks and evaluates the use of its data, were also discussed. At the conclusion of the meeting, representatives of the Czech Republic achieved several significant successes. The Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences was elected to the group preparing the questionnaire for the Social Inequalities 2029 module and also became a member of the ISSP Standing Committee. The ISSP General Assembly, was not just a series of working meetings. The program was complemented by informal social events that provided opportunities for networking and establishing new professional contacts. The program also included a gala evening for conference participants, which provided a venue for continuing discussions on upcoming research projects and opportunities for further international collaboration. The meeting was supported by the CSDA/ESS-CZ project (registration number LM2023046). The meeting was supported by the project „Research of Excellence on Digital Technologies and Wellbeing CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004583“, which is co-financed by the European Union. The International Social Survey Programme The ISSP is a cross-national collaboration programme conducting annual surveys on diverse topics relevant to social sciences. Established in 1984 by its founding members Australia, Germany, Great Britain and the US, the ISSP has since included members covering various cultures around the globe. www.issp.org