Nordita Advanced Winter School on Theoretical Cosmology

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Venue

Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden

Scope

The purpose of this winter school is to provide late PHD students and young postdocs with introductory and advanced courses in a range of the most important topics in the field of Theoretical Cosmology. Furthermore, the school will provide a way to bring together students and young postdocs across different fields, research institutions and countries.

Format

There will be three one-and-a-half-hour lectures per day, two in the morning and one after lunch. Late in the afternoon there will be time for work on problems, discussion sessions or short talks.

The first week of the school will cover mostly basic topics in Theoretical Cosmology, while the second week of the school will cover contemporary research topics.

Lecturers and Topics

Social Events

For the first week, we will have a dinner at the restaurant Aifur (theme) on Thursday, 16th of January at 20.30. During the second week, we will have a boat trip and dinner in the Stockholm archipelago on Thursday 23rd of January (time and place to be confirmed). 

Application

The school is primarily intended for late PhD students and young postdocs. Nordic and Baltic PhD students can apply for financial support for hotel expenses.

You apply to the Nordita winter school in two steps:

1. Fill in the form in the menu to the left
2. Send your CV as an attachment to winterschool@nordita.org

Note that all two steps must be completed by 15 November 2019. There is no registration fee.

Organizers

• Elisa Ferreira (MPA-Garching)
• Guilherme Franzmann (Nordita)
• Jerome Quintin (AEI-Potsdam)
• Ricardo Zambujal Ferreira (Nordita)

Scientific Advisory Committee

• Robert Brandenberger (McGill University)
• Eiichiro Komatsu (MPA & IPMU)
• Jean-Luc Lehners (AEI-Potsdam)
• Niels A. Obers (Nordita)

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