[visionlist] European Adaptive Optics Summer School 2026 - accepting scholarship applications

[Laura Young]

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We are pleased to announce that registration will soon open for the European Adaptive Optics Summer School, which will be held at the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Durham University, UK 13th – 17th July 2026.

We are now inviting scholarship applications – please see below.

Topics will cover the basics of adaptive optics (AO) across applications in vision science, ophthalmology, astronomy, microscopy, free space optics and beyond. The programme will be delivered by experts from across the different application areas of AO and includes lectures, hands-on lab sessions, virtual lab tours, a poster session, and a social event. We plan to offer a hybrid registration with virtual attendance for lectures only.

Expected registration fee:  £400 early registration rate (£500 standard registration)
£1000 for industry attendees
£80 for remote attendance (limited programme)
Accommodation: Accommodation is available on campus for £67.50 per night, booked via the school.
Travel costs: Attendees will be expected to arrange and fund their own travel
Registration deadline: To be announced

For more details visit: https://sites.google.com/view/europeanaosummerschool/home

Scholarships
We are opening applications for a limited number of scholarships to support attendance at the school, including two sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society. These will be prioritised for students without access to training funds who would otherwise be unable to attend.

Scholarship application deadline:  Friday 6th March 2026 (midnight GMT)

Outcomes will be announced in mid March. Scholarships for virtual attendance will remain open until the end of June.

To apply please complete this form: https://forms.gle/wSqsHdHgULByBHdB9

Organising committee
Laura Young - Newcastle University (Co-Chair)
Tim Morris – Durham University (Co-Chair)
Caroline Kulcsár – Institut d’Optique (Co-Chair)
Karen Hampson – University of Manchester
Qi Hu – University of Oxford
Martin Booth – University of Oxford
Adam Dubis – University College London
Enrique Josua Fernández – Universidad de Murcia
Pedro Mecê - Institut Langevin
Serge Meimon - ONERA
Benoit Neichel - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
Kieran O'Brien – Durham University
Andrew Reeves – Durham University
Marinko Sarunic - University College London
Matthew Townson – Northumbria University
Pauline Trouvé – ONERA DTIS

Local organising committee
Tim Morris – Durham University (Local Chair)
Laura Young – Newcastle University (Local Chair)
Penny Lawton – Newcastle University
Perrine Lognoné – Durham University
Andrew Reeves – Durham University
Matthew Townson – Northumbria University





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