We are pleased to announce new courses in 2026 across a wide range of topics in the molecular life sciences. The courses are organized by experts in that topic and feature top speakers in the field. From lecture and practical courses to workshops, the courses are for PhD students, postdocs, and senior researchers, as well as for industry scientists and other stakeholders. Please find the list of 2026 courses below, with links to the course website or to additional information available while the site is being developed. Contact the organizers directly for queries. A number of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ travel grants are available for young scientists.
We are also keen to flag the upcoming call for applications for organizers, for courses to be delivered in 2027. The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses programme provides funding to organize courses that provide research updates, training, and networking for scientists working in a similar area. Some courses are jointly funded with and in this new call we are pleased to announce a new joint course with (the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), with a wider geographical scope. Please refer to the updated guidelines for more information. The next deadline to apply is 1 March 2026 (the following deadline will be 1 September 2026).
Read from past course participants on what it is like to attend one of these courses, and how it can be useful for your career.
Please share this news posts with your contacts and networks, to help us reach scientists who might want to attend or organize a course. You can also download the 2026 ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses poster (pdf) for your department noticeboard or to share at events.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Courses 2026
(By course type and chronological order)
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Advanced Lecture Courses
4–8 May 2026 | Fodele, Greece
Organizer: Ioanna Keklikoglou (University of Crete & IMBB-FORTH, Greece)
10–16 May 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Birthe B. Kragelund (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
16–22 May 2026 | La Colle-sur-Loup, France
Organizer: Jessica Quintin (Institut Pasteur, France)
25–29 May 2026 | Padova, Italy
Organizer: Luigi Leanza (University of Padova, Italy)
8–12 June 2026 | Kuopio, Finland
Organizer: Henri Leinonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
9–15 August 2026 | Varna, Italy
Organizer: Kathryn Lilley (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
3–8 September 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Bernd Helms (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
22–27 September 2026 | Eretria, Greece
Organizer: Nikolaos Afratis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
28 September – 4 October 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Marzia Perluigi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic vesicle dynamics
12–18 October 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Thomas Söllner (Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Germany)
19–22 October 2026 | Budapest, Hungary
Organizer: Ferenc Mueller (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Joint ¹û¶³´«Ã½/EMBO Lecture Courses
10–16 May 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Eefjan Breukink (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
13–19 May 2026 | Erice, Italy
Organizer: Anna Moroni (University of Milano, Italy)
17–23 August 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Boudewijn M.T. Burgering (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands)
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Practical Courses
19–24 April 2026 | Blankenberge, Belgium
Organizer: Anastassia Vorobieva (VUB-VIB Center for Structure Biology, Belgium)
31 May – 6 Jun 2026 | Amsterdam, Italy
Organizer: Mark Hink (University of Amsterdam, Italy)
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Workshops
3–6 June 2026 | Palermo, Italy
Organizer: Carmela Giglione (University Paris-Saclay, France)
Biochirality across scales
20–22 August 2026 | Nice, France
Organizer: Agnes Banreti (Cote d’Azur University, France)
