Science Programme
The summer school will feature lectures on the following topics (lecturers in brackets).
- Overview of the Sun-Earth System (Claire Foullon, Exeter)
- MHD and Plasma Waves (Andrew Hillier, Exeter)
- Solar Flares and Activity (Dato Kuridze, Aberystwyth)
- MHD Instabilities and Reconnection (Clare Parnell, St. Andrews)
- Dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere (Rob Fear, Southampton)
- Kinetic Theory and the Physics of Particle Acceleration (Elisabetta Boella, Lancaster University)
- Plasma Turbulence (Christopher Chen, QMUL)
- Planetary Magnetospheres (Nick Achilleos, UCL)
- Giant Planet Aurorae and Observations (Henrik Melin, Leicester)
- Dynamo Theory (Paul Bushby, Newcastle)
- Solar Interior and Helioseismology (Bill Chaplin, Birmingham)
- CMEs, SEPs, the Solar Wind and Space Weather (TBC)
- Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling and the Aurora (Licia Ray ,Lancaster)
- Wave-Particle Interactions in the Magnetosphere (Clare Watt, Reading)
Public Engagement Training Programme
Through the week we will offer public engagement training around writing for public audiences, for example publishing via online media outlets, or self-published using sites such as Medium and HubPages. The activity will also help develop writing skills that are directly transferable to writing scientific manuscripts and PhD theses.
Researcher Development
The summer school will provide an opportunity to work on career planning via a dedicated session and Q&A looking at career development. We will also provide a wellbeing session to look at how to manage your own thoughts, life, happiness and PhD supervisor (!), whilst navigating the academic world.
Social Programme
The conference social programme features a conference dinner and activity (details TBC).