HIP NEWS April 30th 2018
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DOCTORAL DEFENCE
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Tuomas Tenkanen will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Electroweak phase transition in theories beyond the Standard Model” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 3 May 2018 at 10:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Exactum, auditorio A111, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2 B. DESY staff researcher Thomas Konstandin, DESY, will serve as the opponent, and Professor Aleksi Vuorinen as the custos. https://helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/en-us/Kalenteri/English?id=52242
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2018 CERN SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (CSC 2018)
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The 41st CERN School of Computing (CSC 2018), organized by CERN in collaboration with Tel Aviv University (TAU), will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 1-14, 2018.
There are few places available. The school is for scientists and engineers in the fields of Computing and Physics. Their goal is to create the best conditions for learning, but also to facilitate cross-national and cross-institute networking.
The two-week academic programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: base technologies, physics computing, and data technologies.
All details, including the application form, can be found at https://indico.cern.ch/e/CSC-2018
The School is limited to 60 students. The total fee is EUR 1500 per student (limited financial support may be available for justified cases). The deadline for applications is Sunday May 13.
For all enquiries and correspondence related to the School, please email Computing.School [@] cern.ch
NEW AWARDS TO CELEBRATE WOMEN IN SCIENCE
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The Inspiring Science Award welcomes nominations of exceptional scientists who self-identify as female and who are within 10 years of completing their PhD. They encourage nominations from around the globe and from all subject areas.
Call for nominations (Inspiring Science Award) or applications (Innovating Science Award) opens: 9 April 2018
Call closes: 11 June 2018
• Guidelines for the Inspiring Science Award
• Nomination form for the Inspiring Science Award
• Terms and conditions for the Inspiring Science award
Please email inspiring [@] nature.com for further information.