Dear Colleagues, Students and Fellow Scientists,
on behalf of Organizing Committee we are pleased to announce the
School of XFEL, Synchrotron and Neutron Radiation Users - SFEL 2026
which will be held
from Sep 28th to Oct 2nd, 2026
in the beautiful location of Stará Lesná in the High Tatras, Slovakia.
The SFEL2026 School aims to cultivate a new Slovak research community with strong expertise in X‑ray free‑electron lasers, synchrotron radiation, and neutron sources. It is designed to ensure the smooth and effective transfer of rapidly evolving know‑how in these fields to early‑career scientists and university students. A further priority of SFEL2026 is to strengthen personal and professional links within the Slovak scientific community and to support the formation of research teams capable of conducting experiments at XFEL facilities. This effort will enable Slovak researchers to fully benefit from Slovakia’s status as a shareholder of the European XFEL GmbH in Hamburg and to make more efficient use of other closely related large‑scale research infrastructures, including the ILL and ESRF in Grenoble, DESY in Hamburg, as well as the European Solar Telescope, which is currently under development.
The school will take place in the lecture halls of Congress Centre ACADEMIA.
