The 2026 STFC HEP Summer School
from
Sunday, September 6, 2026 (9:00 AM)
to
Friday, September 18, 2026 (5:00 PM)
Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sunday, September 6, 2026
2:00 PM
Arrival
Arrival
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Reception Drinks
Reception Drinks
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Dining hall
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Dining hall
Monday, September 7, 2026
9:00 AM
Introduction
-
Yanyan Gao
(
University of Edinburgh
)
William Barter
(
University of Edinburgh
)
Introduction
Yanyan Gao
(
University of Edinburgh
)
William Barter
(
University of Edinburgh
)
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
9:10 AM
QFT
9:10 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
Contributions
9:10 AM
QFT (I)
10:00 AM
QFT (2)
10:50 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM
QED/QCD
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
11:20 AM
QED/QCD (1)
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Tutorial: Tutorial (Preschool problems)
Tutorial (Preschool problems)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
4:30 PM
QFT: QFT
QFT
4:30 PM - 5:20 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
Contributions
4:30 PM
QFT (3)
5:30 PM
QED/QCD
5:30 PM - 6:20 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
5:30 PM
QED/QCD (2)
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Dining hall
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
9:00 AM
QED/QCD
9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
9:00 AM
QED/QCD (3)
10:00 AM
QED/QCD. (4)
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
QFT
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
Contributions
11:20 AM
QFT (4)
12:10 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:30 PM
QFT
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session (Group 1)
Poster Session (Group 1)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
9:00 AM
QFT
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
10:00 AM
QED/QCD
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
QED/QCD
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
11:20 AM
QED/QCD (6)
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:30 PM
Seminar on Outreach/EDI
-
kate shaw
(
University of Sussex
)
Seminar on Outreach/EDI
kate shaw
(
University of Sussex
)
5:30 PM - 6:20 PM
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 AM
QED/QCD
9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
9:00 AM
QED/QCD (7)
10:00 AM
QED/QCD (8)
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
QFT
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - PH8
Contributions
11:20 AM
QFT (8)
12:10 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
QCD (extra)
QCD (extra)
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: Ph8
3:45 PM
Tutorial
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:30 PM
DM and Cosmology
5:30 PM - 6:20 PM
Contributions
5:30 PM
SM (1)
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:45 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session (Group 2)
Poster Session (Group 2)
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, September 11, 2026
9:00 AM
DM and Cosmology (1)
DM and Cosmology (1)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
10:00 AM
DM and Cosmology (2)
DM and Cosmology (2)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
QFT (10)
QFT (10)
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:00 PM
DM and Cosmology (3)
DM and Cosmology (3)
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
9:00 AM
Collider Phenomenology (1)
Collider Phenomenology (1)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
10:00 AM
Collider Phenomenology (2)
Collider Phenomenology (2)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
Collider Phenomenology (3)
Collider Phenomenology (3)
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:30 PM
SM (1)
SM (1)
5:30 PM - 6:20 PM
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:45 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session (Group 3)
Poster Session (Group 3)
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9:00 AM
SM(2)
SM(2)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
10:00 AM
SM(3)
SM(3)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
Neutrino (1)
Neutrino (1)
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions
1:00 PM
Collider Phenomenology (2)
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:00 PM
SM(4)
SM(4)
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
9:00 AM
Neutrino (2+3)
Neutrino (2+3)
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:10 AM
Collider Phenomenology (4)
Collider Phenomenology (4)
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Tutorial
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
5:30 PM
Neutrino
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:45 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session (Group 4)
Poster Session (Group 4)
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Thursday, September 17, 2026
10:50 AM
Coffee break and School PHOTO
Coffee break and School PHOTO
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Self or Group Study
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:05 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
4:50 PM
Tutorial
4:50 PM - 5:50 PM
Contributions
4:50 PM
Career discussion session
7:00 PM
School Banquet
School Banquet
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday, September 18, 2026
10:00 AM
Neutrino: Neutrino
Neutrino
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
11:20 AM
Dark Matter and Cosmology
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre PH8
Contributions
11:20 AM
DM and Cosmology (3)
12:10 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM