Education and training
9 upcoming events
Winter School on Reaction Paths and Transition States
The 40th Helsinki Winter School in Theoretical Chemistry covers reaction paths and transition states. Topics include finding reaction paths and modeling transition states using quantum chemistry methods. Features five expert lecturers, poster sessions, and contributed talks. Open to students, postdocs, and professors. No registration fee.
Texas Quantum Winter School
A week-long residential winter school on open quantum systems and quantum information in the chemical sciences, held near Austin, Texas. The 2027 special topic is quantum optics and cavities, with lectures on quantum information, polaritons, tensor network methods, and AI in science. Includes hands-on sessions, poster sessions, lodging, and meals on site.
MolSim 2027
MolSim 2027 is a two-week school focusing on basic and advanced molecular simulation methods for PhD candidates and postdocs in physics, chemistry, and biology. The program combines lectures and hands-on exercises, covering statistical mechanics, Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, free energy calculations, rare events, machine learning, and spectroscopic properties of condensed-phase systems. Organized by the Computational Chemistry group at the University of Amsterdam, part of the Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modelling, it is an activity of the Dutch node of CECAM (CECAM-NL).
Royal Society of Chemistry Theoretical Chemistry Group Graduate Student Meeting
A one-day graduate student meeting organized by the RSC Theoretical Chemistry Group, showcasing computational and theoretical chemistry research. It features a plenary talk, contributed talks, and a poster session, with the Coulson Prize awarded for the best presentation. Travel bursaries and overnight guest rooms are available for students travelling from afar.
13th Virtual Winter School on Computational Chemistry
The 13th Virtual Winter School on Computational Chemistry is a fully online event featuring teaching-focused lectures, workshops, and discussions across computational and theoretical chemistry.
European-Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry "Catalysis. From Small Molecules to Complex Systems"
The European‑Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry ‘Catalysis. From Small Molecules to Complex Systems’ is a residential winter school in Bressanone, Italy, running 31 Jan 2027 to 5 Feb 2027, bringing together leading scientists and early‑career researchers.
Machine Learning for Atomistic Simulations of Materials
This summer school focuses on the theoretical foundations and practical implementation of machine learning for atomistic simulations of materials. Lectures cover the construction of ML interatomic potentials, representations of atomic environments, learning algorithms, validation strategies, and applications to diverse materials classes, emphasizing the integration of ML with established atomistic simulation methods.
Chemical and materials machine learning school (CAMMLs)
An international training course on machine learning for materials and molecular simulations, targeting PhD students and industrial applicants. It covers the basics of machine learning, machine learning interatomic potentials, and graph neural networks, featuring talks, practical sessions, and a poster session.
Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry
A biennial one-week summer school in theoretical chemistry. Around thirty competitively selected participants work closely with a handful of senior faculty on electronic structure, dynamics, biophysics and statistical mechanics.