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HarwellXPS - The UK National Facility for Photoelectron Spectroscopy

In 2024, HarwellXPS took over the organisation of the long running thematic school for XPS series, from the CNRS in France. Our first event welcomed 75 delegates from across Europe, the USA, Canada, Brazil, and Asia to discuss all things XPS.

Inclusions and Venue

The workshop fee covers:

• Entry to all 5 days of the summer school
• Accomodation at the Voco hotel, Oxford
• Breakfast and lunch every day
• Dinner (Mon, Tues, Thurs)
• Delegate pack including workshop workbook
• Access to exclusive online training materials
• Wednesday evening trip to the historic city of Oxford

The event is located at the Voco Thames hotel, Oxford - incuding access to spa and leisure facilities during downtime.

Speakers

The workshop will be delivered by members of the world-leading HarwellXPS team, and special invited speakers:

Prof. Anna Regoutz (University of Oxford)

Dr. Elisabetta Arca (Newcastle University)

Dr. Emily Smith

Neal Fairley (CasaXPS)

Topics

Both beginners and advanced streams will be available, and delegates can pick and choose the stream they wish to attend.

Beginners

• Fundamentals of XPS
• Introduction to Data Analysis
• Sample Preparation
• CasaXPS tips and tricks

Advanced

• Advanced Quantification
• Principal Component Analysis
• Operando XPS
• HAXPES
• Handing Multiplet Data
• Valence band and UPS analysis

Join in!

Bring a poster along to discuss your work with XPS for a chance to win a prize, kindly sponsored by the RSC Applied Interfaces journal.