The main topics that will be covered during the Summer School in Nuclear Physics and Technologies are the following:
- Introduction to theoretical and applied topics related to nuclear and radiation Physics.
- Introduction to the most recent nuclear technologies applied to the environmental monitoring and to the industrial development.
- Discussions and arguments about key factors and issues in the field of applied research, as the environmental safeguard, the management of radioactive wastes, the impact of nuclear power plants on the environment, nuclear safety and security, nuclear medicine.
- Laboratory group activities aimed at performing experimental measurements and effectively communicating the results.
- Use of cutting edge instruments and detectors for performing nuclear physics measurements.
- Data analysis and report writing, focused on the formation of critical thinking and attitude, especially towards the treatment of experimental uncertainties.
- Group discussions and brainstorming.
- Career guidance in collaboration with the main stakeholders of the Summer School.
- Seminars on frontier topics in scientific research.
- Guided tours at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories (LNGS) and at the TRIGA Research Reactor in Pavia.
