21st LARAM School, 7-18 September 2026 in Lausanne (NEW)
Sometimes They Come Back:
they are the LARAM students coming back to Lausanne - 7 years after the fantastic 2019 Edition :)
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We are delighted to announce the next Edition of LARAM School
- 7 - 18 September 2026
- @ Lausanne (Switzerland), IN PERSON
- INFORMATION: below
- DEADLINE: 30May 2026 - closed
- The list of selected students is available: link
The LARAM School 2026 will be held from Monday 7 to Friday 18 September, in person @ Lausanne.
From 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. CET.
As traditionally done, the LARAM School will be based on:
- an international application call,
- the selection among applicants,
- the final certificate of attendance to the students,
- mandatory interactive participation of the students (to receive the end-of-School certificate).
LECTURERS
- The final list of Lecturers will be announced soon,
- most from the LARAM Scientific Committee (https://www.laram.unisa.it/laram/sc_committee).
PROGRAMME
- The programme of the School will consist of 6-hour daily lectures and end-of-day tests.
- One technical visit will be organized on Saturday 12 September (full day).
The programme is structured into the following sessions:
- S1, Introduction to landslides
- S2, Landslide risk theory
- S3, Landslide modelling
- S4, Landslide risk analysis and zoning
- S5, Landslide monitoring and mitigation
- S6, Landslide risk management and risk governance
The programmes of all the previous Editions since 2006 are available at
https://www.laram.unisa.it/school/index.
- Programme of LARAM School 2026 (draft available)
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PARTICIPANTS
- 40 selected PhD students
- 10 registered Young Doctors (PhD defended not before 2021)
APPLICATION (DEADLINE: 30 May 2026 - closed)
- Application of PhD students: closed
- Registration of Young Doctors (PhD defended not before 2021): closed
- The list of selected students will be issued by 12 June 2026. Now it is available: link
REGISTRATION FEE
- PhD students: 500 CHF
- Young Doctors: 500 CHF
SELECTION
The selection of the participants will be based on an evaluation of the candidate's curriculum - including academic performance, previous research experience and publications - and on the content of the recommendation letter(s) in relation to the PhD year, the field of expertise and the research topic.
Note. In exceptional cases, it will be allowed that some extra students, additional to the 40, will attend remotely, but only for documented reasons. For those candidates, the application is still mandatory, and participation will be allowed upon selection. While uploading the CV, include also a page explaining the reasons for remote participation.
- The list of selected students will be issued by 12 June 2026. Now it is available: link