The Hercules school goes into its next installation from 22 February to 29 March 2026, offering participating PhD students and Postdocs the possiblity to build a broad understanding of different scattering methods in an international environment with participants and teachers from all aroud the world. In addition to lectures, this school is especially valuable since it allows participants to gain first-hand insights into the research at large sclae facilities like the ILL and ESRF. Participants will perform practical experiments at these facilities during the school. Applications are now open until 1 October.