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SUMMARY:La Ricotta Summer School: The Disordered Universe 2026
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CONTACT:pablowellinhouse@anche.no\;andrew.mcleod@ed.ac.uk
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school aims to attract graduate students as 
 well as young postdocs interested in the areas of de Sitter physics\, theo
 retical cosmology\, holography\, scattering amplitudes\, open systems\, an
 d disordered systems. The primary goal is to explore the intersections amo
 ng these topics\, which have gained increasing attention in recent years.T
 his is the second edition of this school. You can find information and pic
 tures about the first edition here.The school is structured into four sets
  of blackboard lectures\, complemented by discussion sessions over the cou
 rse of two weeks.Lecturers\nSimon Caron-Huot (McGill University)\nLeticia 
 Cugliandolo (Sorbonne University)\nDamián Galante (King's College London)
 \nEnrico Pajer (DAMTP\, Cambridge U.)with public lectures by Leticia Cugli
 andolo and Damián Galante. On August 12th it is planned a public event in
 volving the observation of the total solar eclipse and a related discussio
 n.\nAccommodation and food will be provided to all participants\, while th
 ey will be asked to cover their travel expenses -- see the following parag
 raph for more details.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the venue and the school's missi
 on: This school is a part of a broader project with two primary goals. Fir
 st\, it seeks to organise scientific events\, particularly schools\, in in
 formal settings to foster interaction and collaboration among all particip
 ants while removing economic barriers to attendance. Second\, it aims to h
 ave a meaningful cultural impact on the area where it takes place. To achi
 eve this first goal\, the school will accomodate 25 participants\, encoura
 ging interaction among them and with the lecturers. The school is hosted i
 n a traditional Galician farmhouse\, recently refurbished for this purpose
 \, located in the Ribera Sacra -- a stunning natural wine region along the
  Sil and Mao river canyons. Meals and accommodation will be provided. Part
 icipants will be accommodated in comfortable camping tents\, equipped with
  mattresses and sleeping bags\, within the farmhouse grounds. The lectures
  will take place in a dedicated building on the property\, available for d
 iscussions at any time. To achieve the second goal\, public events will be
  held alongside the scientific ones. The venue is managed by a non-profit 
 cultural association and the scientific events will be externally funded\,
  with any surplus being reinvested to organise educational and science pop
 ularisation activities aligned with the association's mission: promoting i
 nquiry-based learning for the general public\, with a special focus on rur
 al areas.\nFurther information and the schedule can be found here.\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Espazo La Ricotta (As Barreiras\, Castro Caldelas (Spain))
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