The 15th School on the Chemistry and Physics of the Actinides is a unique opportunity for students and young researchers to gain knowledge from expert lectures in various areas of actinide science. This edition will be held at the EPN campus in Grenoble, France, and will include a tour of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) with several beamline visits.

Lecturers:

Roberto Caciuffo (INFN)

Jean Pascal Brison (UGA/CEA)

Stephane Raymond (CEA/ILL)

Fabrice Wilhelm (ESRF)

Lucia Amidani (HZDR)

Nicolas Dacheux (CEA)

Jacques Ollivier (ILL)

Olivier Serot (CEA)

Itzhak Halevy (BGU)

Vallerie Vallet (Univ. Lille)

Moritz Schmidt (HZDR)

Claire Corkhill (Univ. Bristol)

Gaston Garbarino (ESRF)

Daniel Chaney (ESRF)

Andrea Cherkouk (HZDR)

Information and programme

Access to location of the school: EPN Campus site

The EPN Campus is located at 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble. The site is a restricted area and you will be asked to report in at the site entrance on arrival. You will need to produce proof of identification (e.g. valid passport, valid national identity card) to receive your badge which must be worn permanently on site. If you leave the site, take it with you; you will be required to present your badge at the gate to re-enter the site. Note that the driver’s licence is no longer accepted as ID for entering the site, even for French nationals.

Guesthouse accommodation

Accommodation at the guesthouse on site has been organised for the school participants, provided that the request for accommodation arrangement was made through the registration form. The accommodation costs are included in the fee. Please note that the guesthouse is not available for accompanying persons. The Guesthouse reception is open from 07:00 to 18:00 (Mon-Thu) 7:00 to 12:00 (Friday). Outside the Guesthouse reception opening hours, you will receive your room key at the site entrance.

Meals

Breakfasts are from 7:00 to 10:00, and are exceptionally taken in the common EPN campus restaurant in the dining-room, which is on your right as you enter by the main entrance. 

Lunch and a wine & cheese evening will be held in the ESRF central building on Sunday 16th March. Lunch on Monday 17th will be taken at the EPN campus restaurant on site. Participants are free to make their own plans for Dinner on the evening of Monday 17th.

Wifi connection on EPN Campus

Both eduroam and an EPN_Visitors network are provided in the Central Building, the Guesthouse, in all main office areas and all meeting rooms. To connect to the eduroam network please follow the link: https://www.esrf.fr/eduroam. To connect to the ESRF WiFi as EPN Visitor please note that:

- you have to create an account in the ESRF User Portal: https://smis.esrf.fr

- your login is: your e-mail address (the one registered in your ESRF user account)

- your password is: the one used to access your User Account in lower cases

How to reach Grenoble and the European Photon and Neutron (EPN) Science Campus site

Tram line "B" serves downtown Grenoble, including the bus and railway station. It allows easy access (even at night) from downtown Grenoble to the ESRF. Its terminus - 'Oxford' - is situated just 350 metres from the site entrance. See https://www.reso-m.fr/ for more details.

By train:

Grenoble is well served by trains from France and Europe, including direct TGV from Paris (3 hours).

By air:

Lyon - Saint-Exupery Airport, with an hourly or half-hourly shuttle bus to Grenoble. We advise you to buy your tickets online from the shuttle service 'FlixBus' or 'BlaBlacar'. The closest stop to the ESRF for this shuttle is 'Grenoble - Oxford' which is a 10min walk from the campus' entrance.

Geneva - Geneva Airport, with several shuttle buses per day to Grenoble bus/train station (2 hours). We advise you to buy your tickets online from the shuttle service 'Flixbus' or 'Blablacar'.

Programme

EPN Campus site map

EPN campus, Grenoble, France

Address

EPN Campus

71 Avenue des Martyrs

38000 Grenoble

France

Travel to EPN campus

For details on travel to the EPN campus, please click the link below for the relevant page of the EPN campus website

Accommodation on the EPN campus

For details on accommodation at the EPN campus, please click the link below for the relevant page of the EPN campus website. Accommodation will be included with registration to the SPCA for non-local attendees.