nanoGUNE Winter School 2027
Overview
The nanoGUNE cooperative research center holds the sixth edition of its Winter School, where a selected group of international undergraduate students will be trained into the most innovative aspects of nanoscience research. The school will include a combination of academic lectures, soft skills training sessions, and hands-on lab practices.
The nanoGUNE Winter School 2027 will be held in the nanoGUNE facilities in Donostia / San Sebastian (Spain), from Wednesday 3 February to Friday 5 February 2027.
Application and Key Dates
The application period will be open from 19 October to 2 November 2026 9 November (Extended deadline). The results of the selection process will be communicated no later than 15 December to all applicants.
To apply to the Winter School, please complete the application form at the bottom of this page. The form will be available from 19 October to 9 November 2026.
Who can join?
The Winter School is targeted to last years undergraduate students that are considering the possibility of pursuing their training with a Master and PhD degree.
- Fields: physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering
Grants. What is included?
NanoGUNE will offer grants to cover all the main expenses of the winter school to all the selected students:
- Grants to cover travel expenses to and from San Sebastian. The most efficient and economical way to reach San Sebastian and return to your place of origin should be sought. Whenever available, public transportation should be used.
- Lunch and coffee-breaks offered within the Winter School program.
- Accommodation in shared rooms will be arranged.
Program
The program will combine scientific lectures, transversal sessions, and hands-on lab practices in small groups, as well as social activities. The specific session and agenda will be announced later on, but the sessions will cover the following or similar topics, as well as transversal sessions:
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
- Introduction to nanoscience
- Nanoelectronics
- Fundamentals of nanoscience and quantum effects in the nanoscale
- Interface between biology - nanoscience - nanotechnology
HANDS-ON LABS
- Cleanroom nanofabrication
- Organic electronics
- Electrospinning of nanofibers
- Deposition of thin films and characterization
- Low-temperature STM
- Computer simulations
SOCIAL PROGRAM
- Winter School Dinner
Dissemination material
| Poster | Display cover | |
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| Download the poster here | Vertical poster [PDF] | Horizontal poster [PDF] |
Organizing committee
Luis Hueso, Scientific coordinator.
Laura Benedetti & Itziar Otegui, technical coordinators.