The 2nd European Solar Physics Division summer school “The physics of the Sun and the Heliosphere” will take place from 27th of April until 3rd of May 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The school aims at giving a broad overview of our research field to master students, PhD students, and early career postdocs.
The lectures will be given by world-leading experts in each of the subfields of the school:
- Physics of the chromosphere and its coupling to the photosphere (Jorrit Leenaarts)
- Waves and instabilities in solar atmospheric plasma (Ineke de Moortel)
- Evolution of magnetic fields and magnetic reconnection (Eric Priest)
- Physics of flares and CMEs (Lucia Kleint)
- Physics of the solar wind and turbulence (Milan Maksimovic)
- Physics of the heliosphere (Manuela Temmer)
- How to keep your mental health in shape (David Horsfall)
And hand-on sessions on the following topics:
- SunPy (Laura Hayes)
- JHelioviewer (Luka Poniatowski)
- Magnetic diagnostics in the photosphere and chromosphere (Ivan Milic)
More information will be available soon on the school website. Call for applications is expected early December 2025.