The 20th Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC security 2026) will take place on Sunday 27 September until Saturday 3 October The theme of the school is "Security of research computing infrastructures" - see the academic programme for more details.
The school is proposed to people working in academia and research institutes, who as part of their job need to ensure security and resilience of computing resources they manage, and want to be prepared to detect and handle possible security incidents.
This school is organized by CERN in collaboration with the UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technologies Facilities Council (UKRI STFC) The school will take place in Abingdon and will be hosted in The Cosener's House, located in the grounds of the medieval Abbey of Abingdon, 8 miles from Oxford.
Important Dates
- Wednesday 20 May 2026 - applications open
- Wednesday 1 July 2026 - applications close at midnight
- Monday 6 July 2026 - invitations sent to the selected participants
- Monday 3 August 2026 - registration fee payment deadline