School of Physics and Astronomy

The 2026 edition of the Amplitudes School will take place at the University of Southampton between 6-10 July, during the week following the Amplitudes 2026 conference at Queen Mary University of London.

The School aims to equip PhD students and other Early Career Researchers with latest developments in the field and technical skills that are valuable in many areas of research in Amplitudes.

This year we are delighted to announce a list of confirmed lectures by:

• Ruth Britto (Trinity College Dublin): Cuts and coaction
• Hadleigh Frost (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton): Surfaceology
• Gregory Korchemsky (Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA Saclay): Infrared asymptotics of scattering amplitudes in gauge theory and gravity
• Gustav Mogull (Queen Mary University of London): Gravitational Scattering from Worldline Quantum Field Theory
• Stefan Weinzierl (Johannes Gutenbery University - Mainz): Computational aspects of Feynman integrals 

The registration fee covers accommodation Sunday 5 July - Saturday 11 July, coffee breaks, lunches, a drinks reception and a School BBQ.

Please do not make payment unless you have been sent this link directly from the organising committee.

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The STFC Introductory Course in Solar and Solar -Terrestrial Physics for 2026 will be held at the University of Southampon from Sunday 23rd August to Friday 28th August 2026. The course will be hosted by Dr Imogen Gingell and the Space Environment Group research group in the School of Physics & Astronomy.

The course is primarily intended for students who have either started their PhD since the last summer school in 2025, or those who will begin their PhD this year in September/October 2026. Additionally there could be students who are in later years of their PhD studies but would still find this course helpful.

For more information visit: https://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/stfcsolar2026/

Registration includes all meals, the icebreaker on evening of Sunday 23rd August, all lectures and summer school sessions, the conference dinner the evening of Wednesday 26th August.

There are 25 places available for STFC students, which will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis for all valid applications.  STFC-funded students can register for the summer school for free. However, expenses for valid travel and subsistence items will be claimed from STFC after the summer school according to the following guidance, and provided valid receipts are kept: UKRI business expense claims, business travel and subsistence policy

Note that for the purposes of the registration details below, an "STFC student" is one of the following:

• Students with STFC training grants.
• Students doing STFC-related PhDs who pay their own fees, and are not receiving a stipend.
• CDT students whose funding is at least 50% from STFC and 50% from another source.

There are a further 10 places for non-STFC students. These will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The standard cost for non-STFC students is £750. This includes all items as described above.