54th British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics
26th August - 6th September 2025
BUSSTEPP is a long-established summer school for Ph.D. students in theoretical particle physics who have completed a year of graduate studies. Having built a very strong international reputation for more than 50 years, it has been supported by STFC or its predecessor to provide a comprehensive and in-depth overview of research in elementary particle physics.
Main programme
Each topic has 4 one-hour lectures, dedicated study time and a one-hour tutorial session.
- Phenomenology
Christoph Englert (University of Glasgow) - Cosmology
David Marsh (Kings College London) - AdS/CFT
Carlos Nunez (Swansea University) - Beyond the Standard Model
Laura Covi (University of Göttingen) - Lattice Field Theory
Matt Wingate (University of Cambridge) - Modern QFT for Real-World Gravity
Scott Melville (Queen Mary University of London) - Advanced Quantum Field Theory
Peter Millington (University of Manchester) - String Theory
Thomas van Riet (K. U. Leuven)
Extra topics
These are single sessions of one hour each.
- Lessons from the String Swampland
Susha Parameswaran (University of Liverpool) - Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics
Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham) - Imposter Phenomenon Session
Meghan Gray (University of Nottingham) - Outreach Session
Emma Chapman (University of Nottingham) - Careers Session
Experiences in industry and academia from former STFC funded students
Tutors
- Swagat Mishra (University of Nottingham)
- Karapet Mkrtchyan (Imperial College London)
- Maria Olalla Olea-Romancho (King's College London)
- Shakeel Ur Rahaman (Durham University)
- Sergio Sevillano Muñoz (Durham University)
- Antonio Smecca (Swansea University)
- Xi Tong (Cambridge University)
- Kieran Wood (University of Nottingham)
Organisers
Tasos Avgoustidis, Clare Burrage, Oliver Gould, Anne Green, Tony Padilla
