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Apply to lead a Theme at LINXS! We work under three focus areas: hard matter, soft matter and life science!

We welcome Theme applications from everywhere!
Read more and apply! Deadline 2026-01-30!
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LINXS Young Researchers' Introductory Tomography Workshop — LINXS Curious about X-ray Computed Tomography for your research? Join us for an introductory workshop with talks, networking, and a tour of MAX IV!

Are you an early-career researcher curious about how X-ray computed tomography can benefit your research? Join us for an introductory workshop at LINXS on 4 December!
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

Four new Themes to start at LINXS in January 2026! — LINXS LINXS is delighted to announce that, subject to formal acceptance by the applicants, four new Themes will start at LINXS as of 1st January 2026. These offers are being made in response to last year’s ...

We are delighted to announce four new themes at LINXS, in the areas of soft matter, semiconductors, virology, and applied life sciences! They will start in January 2026, subject to formal acceptance!
www.linxs.se/news/2025/10...

NSSM2026: 22nd Nordic Workshop on Scattering from Soft Matter, 13-15 January, 2026 at Kemicentrum, Naturvetarvägen 22, 223 62 Lund.
www.compchem.lu.se/nssm2026

SAVE THE DATE: Oct. 30: “UNESCO and Physics: Youth Innovation for Africa’s Future

Title: “Building Africa’s Quantum Future: Strengthening Research and Innovation Capacity"
Date: Thursday October 30, 2025
Time: 16:00 CET (but 11:00 EDT ! )
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We are excited to share our Annual Report 2024 Highlights with you! It outlines key achievements, events and progressions for 2024, and features interviews with theme members, guest researchers and our associated young researchers!
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Workshop on time-resolved methods with MAX IV bridged gaps between instrumentation experts and life scientists — LINXS Time-resolved X-ray-based techniques can yield knowledge on how molecular or chemical processes change over time, enabling researchers to observe molecular interactions, protein folding and chemical r...

Establishing a good workflow after a beamline experiment is key to support data analysis. A recent workshop, organised by the AIDA Theme, aimed to discuss how large-scale research facilities can support researchers in accessing and processing their data.
www.linxs.se/news/2025/10...

LINXS Guest Seminar: "From the Big Bang to ESS BOT – a history of neutron scattering" with Robert McGreevy — LINXS Welcome to the seminar of Prof Robert McGreevy, STFC, UK, who will talk about “From the Big Bang to ESS BOT – a history of neutron scattering”!

We are happy to announce the next LINXS Guest Seminar with Robert McGreevy (former Director of STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK), on 5 November 2025 about the history of neutron scattering! www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

Fourth webinar on physics for society Explore the intersection of industry and the quantum world

Fourth webinar on physics for society
Explore the intersection of industry and the quantum world
Date: Monday October 20, 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30 CEST
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

QUASAR for Spectral Data Analysis - ECL & AIDA event — LINXS Join us for a three-day hands-on workshop on QUASAR, and learn to preprocess data, build visual workflows, and apply machine learning methods to infrared spectroscopy and microscopy datasets!

Join us for a three-day hands-on workshop on QUASAR, and learn to preprocess data, build visual workflows, and apply machine learning methods to infrared spectroscopy and microscopy datasets!
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

Update from LINXS Director — LINXS As always, summer seemed to arrive ridiculously slowly and depart with irritating speed. However LINXS’ new location in The Loop remains as remarkable as it was when we moved into it in March – all th...

Our Director Trevor Forsyth reflects on what is next for LINXS, previous events and our new grant from Crafoord Foundation. Read his latest update to find out what is happening at LINXS!
www.linxs.se/news/update-...

LINXS Christmas Open House — LINXS Celebrate our first Christmas in The Loop on 25 November! Have some glogg, meet colleagues, and learn more about how LINXS works!

Mark your calendars for our first Christmas Open House at The Loop!
Join the festivities, meet colleagues and learn more about how LINXS works!

📅 25 November, 2025. You can drop by any time between 15.00 and 17.30 CET.
📍 LINXS, The Loop, Lund
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

LINXS related event: Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Neutron Scattering — LINXS The Neutron Scattering GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizi...

Applications are open for the 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Neutron Scattering! www.linxs.se/events/2026/...

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Neutron-Based Research of Colloidal Systems in Food Science Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Neutron-Based Research of Colloidal Systems in Food Science Department of Food Science & Niels Bohr I

Job alert:
A tenure-track assistant professor or associate professor position is available at the University of Copenhagen, focusing on neutron-based research of colloidal systems in food science.
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Read our latest newsletter to stay up to date on what is happening at LINXS!

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Learn about multimodal approaches and career opportunities at the Hard Matter Young Researchers' Initiative, 13-15 October — LINXS The third Young Researchers' Symposium on Hard Matter is taking place 13 - 15 October at LINXS. Building on the two previous events, it aims to create opportunities for networking with peers and to ex...

Join us for the Young Researchers' Symposium on Hard Matter! We spoke to one of the organisers, Konstantin Werner, who highlights key features of the programme, and his hopes and aims for the day.
www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

Joint ESS and University of Leicester publication on the cancer drug SAHA and drug off target interactions — LINXS We are happy to share the first collaborative publication from the Chemistry of Life theme: on the cancer drug SAHA and off target drug interactions. It is a joint publication between ESS and the Univ...

We are happy to share the first collaborative publication from the Chemistry of Life theme: on the cancer drug SAHA and off target drug interactions.

www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

Last week we had a great tutorial workshop on Ab initio methods: neutrons and X-rays for quantum matter research. It was organised by the Qmat theme at LINXS.

Read more about the event:
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

Welcome Professor Markus Braden, new SAB member with focus on Hard Matter — LINXS We are happy to introduce Markus Braden, Professor of Physics at the University of Cologne, Germany, as a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member with focus on the area of Hard Matter. He will sit...

We are delighted to welcome a new SAB (Scientific Advisory Board) member to LINXS: Markus Braden, Professor of Physics at the University of Cologne, Germany, with focus on the area of Hard Matter.

Read about his motivations for LINXS:
www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

Welcome Professor Thomas Hellweg, new SAB member with focus on Soft Matter — LINXS We are happy to welcome Thomas Hellweg, Professor of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry at Bielefeld University, as a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member with focus on the area of Soft Matter....

We are delighted to welcome a new SAB (Scientific Advisory Board) member to LINXS: Thomas Hellweg, Professor of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry at Bielefeld University, who will focus on the area of Soft Matter

Read about his motivations for LINXS:
www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

The first joint Young Researchers’ Initiative showcases the potential of X-rays and neutrons for Soft Matter, Hard Matter and Life Science — LINXS On 8th September, we welcomed over 60 early career researchers to our first combined LINXS Young Researchers' Initiative – Hard Matter, Soft Matter and Life Science. Two of the organisers, LINXS postd...

Last week, we organised our first combined LINXS Young Researchers' Initiative – Hard Matter, Soft Matter and Life Science.

Two of the organisers, LINXS postdoc Daniel Sarabi, and ESS researcher Swati Aggarwal, reflect on outcomes and on lessons learned.

www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

European HERCULES School 2026 - LINXS partner event — LINXS LINXS is partnering with the Hercules School and will host students one week at LINXS in Lund during this yearly school. The HERCULES School is open for early career researchers and PhD students work...

LINXS is partnering with the Hercules School and will host students for one week in Lund during spring.

Open for early career researchers and PhD students, the school offers an intensive, interdisciplinary training experience.
Registration deadline 1st October:
www.linxs.se/events/2026/...

LINXS Young Researchers' Symposium III - Hard Matter — LINXS Join us for the YRI Hard Matter Symposium at LINXS – a 2½-day event combining hands-on beamline insights, career development, and networking opportunities for early-career researchers working with syn...

The Young Researcher Symposium for Hard Matter research is now open for registration! This free 2½-day event is designed specifically for early-career researchers working with or interested in synchrotron and neutron techniques.
Register: www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

What to expect from the First Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy Conference, 15-17 October — LINXS The very first Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy conference will be held at LINXS in October, in collaboration with the Environment and Climate and AIDA themes. One of the organisers, Milda Pucetaite, r...

Why should you attend the first Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy Conference on 15-17 October?
Read an interview with researcher Milda Pucetaite who highlights the potentials with these techniques and what you'll learn:
www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

Exploring microfossils and cereal grains with micro-computed tomography (µCT) — LINXS Helena Filipsson, member of the Environment and Climate theme at LINXS, and professor at the Department of Geology, Lund University, has received seed funding from Lund University for the project: Fr...

➡️Using µCT to explore microfossils and cereal grains:
Helena Filipsson, member of the Environment and Climate theme, and Professor in Geology at Lund University, highlights the interdisciplinary project she will implement in collaboration with LINXS and Infravis:
www.linxs.se/news/2025/9/...

Ab initio methods: neutrons and X-rays for quantum matter research: a tutorial workshop - Qmat theme — LINXS Welcome to this tutorial workshop with the Qmat theme on different X-ray and neutron techniques, with focus on their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their relevance to quantum materials.

Don't forget to sign up to Ab initio methods: neutrons and X-rays for quantum matter research - a tutorial workshop, 17-19 September!
📍 LINXS, Lund, Sweden
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

LINXS Heritage Science Workshop: Techniques Q&A — LINXS Do you want to learn more about techniques used for studying heritage science? Join us for LINXS Heritage Science Q&A (online via Zoom)!

Join our free online workshop on advanced characterisation techniques in heritage science, 9 October 14:00-17:00 CET!
www.linxs.se/events/2025/...

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Why join LINXS Young Researchers’ Science Day? — LINXS If you are an early career researcher interested in using X-rays and neutrons in your science, then LINXS Young Researchers’ Science Day is for you! With a focus on diffraction, imaging, and spectrosc...

www.linxs.se/news/2025/8/...

Welcome back to LINXS – sign up to our Sept/Oct events on X-rays and neutrons Open in browser [https://linxs.ungapped.io/evt/Issues/3eb58722-a559-4933-b8ab-6de297224dcd/Click?ContactId=2dcfdaf7-a61b-4269-b907-a857c9d8a1d1&AccountId=9e6bfe17-166a-4cad-8918-837e80e13c87&ir=8d158d...

Welcome back to LINXS!
We are kickstarting the autumn semester with lots of events and activities! Join LINXS themes and Young Researchers' Initiatives for workshops, tutorials, seminars and more!
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