Summer Schools of the kind proposed here are essential both for training the next generation of computer simulators and enabling them to make contacts with their international peers. The CCP5 School offers both training (through lectures and workshops) in a wide range of subjects in simulation and an opportunity for students to meet and discuss with others in the same field. The material in the course is kept under review and revised regularly. Recently, we have included an introductory lecture to parallel programming. The combination of lectures and practicals that we offer is vital for training. Simulation is a practical subject and students need to learn the "tricks of the trade" as well as the basic theory. A School like this is valuable for all students but is particularly useful for students in smaller research groups which may not be able to provide the breadth of experience that a School can give.

PLEASE USE THE CCP5 WEB PAGES WHEN REGISTERING

http://www.ccp5.ac.uk/events/summer_school_2013/application.shtml

BASIC COURSE
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1. An Overview of Molecular Simulation (1 lecture; Prof. Steve Parker: Chair, CCP5)

2. Statistical Mechanics (2 lectures; Dr David Willock, Dr Leo Lue)

3. Basic Molecular Dynamics (2 lectures; Dr David Willock)

4. Advanced Molecular Dynamics (2 lectures; Dr David Willock)

5. Monte Carlo Methods (4 lectures; Dr Leo Lue)

6. Free Energy Methods (2 lectures; Prof. Jamshed Anwar)

7. Long Ranged Forces (1 lecture; Prof John Harding)

8. Optimisation Methods (1 lecture; Prof. John Harding)

9. Interatomic potentials (1 lecture; Prof. John Harding)

10. Parallel Programming (1 lecture; Dr Keith Refson)

11. Long timescale methods (1 lecture; Prof. John Harding)

ADVANCED COURSES - Students choose one of the following
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First principles simulation (4 lectures; Keith Refson)

Mesoscale Methods ( 4 lectures; Ian Halliday and Michael Seaton)

Simulation of organic and biomolecules (4 lectures; Jamshed Anwar and Rebecca Notman)

For the detailed plan of the school, see the website for the 2012 School at
www.ccp5.ac.uk/SSCCP5/main.html. For further details about the lectures, see the
document in "other info".