Les Houches School of PhysicsSince 1951

This WE-Heraeus-seminar is dedicated to a highly important topic in current biophysical research – the development and use of fluorescent markers for advanced fluorescence methods such as high-resolution fluorescence microscopy or single-molecule studies in living cells. Through interdisciplinary discussion and courses at the interface between physics, chemistry and biology, we will share the recent knowledge on the selection of fluorescent markers, their photophysical properties, how to understand and exploit them and the type of artifacts they can create.

"Frontiers of Condensed Matter" is a series of doctoral training sessions in the general area of condensed matter physics organized since 2010 by a number of European partners. Topics of the 2026 edition include Quantum transport & spintronics, Topological phases of matter, Superconducting circuits, Quantum materials & unconventional superconductivity, 2D van der Waals heterostructures, and Spin & orbital magnetism. We give priority to the most junior candidates (final year Master / junior PhD students) to help them enter the research field and create networks early on in their careers.

The yearly retreat of the fellows and staff members of CERN's TH department