KICC are pleased to support the 'Galaxy Formation and Evolution in a Cosmological Context' 5th Summer School (https://galaxyformationschool2024.obspm.fr/) which will take place on the Greek island of Spetses on 16th — 23rd June 2024. The topics covered by the school are:

• Models of galaxy formation in a cosmological context (A. Cattaneo, Observatoire de Paris)
• The formation of galaxies in cosmological simulations (J. Devriendt/A. Slyz, University of Oxford)
• Galaxy formation and evolution with deep surveys (S. Tacchella, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge)
• Galactic winds (C. Cicone, University of Oslo)
• The first stars and cosmic reionisation (A. Ferrara, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
• Groups and clusters of galaxies (G. Mamon, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)
• Galaxy formation at high redshifts (A. Dekel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

For more information, check out the school web page.

Now that observation of gravitational waves (GWs) from coalescing compact binary mergers has become routine, it is intriguing to consider other potential sources of GWs. With the upcoming observing runs of LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA, there is a possibility that such signals could be detected. This year's ICTS GW Summer School will focus on the sources and searches for continuous GWs. This includes continuous GWs from rapidly spinning neutron stars in our own galaxy as well as exotic sources such as axion clouds around black holes.

Courses:

• The astrophysics of neutron stars and binaries (Dipankar Bhattacharya, Ashoka University)
• Ultralight boson clouds around black holes (Nils Siemonsen, Princeton University)
• Rapidly spinning neutron stars and emission mechanisms (Keith Riles, University of Michigan)
• Searches for continuous GWs: Methods and results (Alicia M Sintes, University of the Balearic Islands)

For more information, check out the school web page.

We are delighted to announce that due to continued funding from the National Science Foundation and support from our partners at the University of Washington, Seattle, we will hold a fourth edition of the ZTF summer school. As in previous years, we continue with the same successful hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual attendance possible. We expect to accept up to 20 in-person and 40 online participants. The school will take place on Jul 29- Aug 2 and will be hosted by the University of Minnesota, USA.

This year's theme for the ZTF summer school is AI and machine learning in time-domain astronomy. The program will have a special focus on unsupervised and supervised learning, deep learning, simulation based inference and more. Best suited for graduate students and above, the school offers a week of hands-on training with Python Jupiter notebooks under the guidance of experts in the field. This year, we will wrap up with a special data challenge to apply the newly learned skills. Students will mainly work with astronomical data from the ZTF survey and other transient survey data.

The school format includes short lectures and interactive hands-on sessions when students will work with Python Jupyter notebooks to complete data processing assignments under the guidance of tutors. The school will run approximately between 9 am and 4 pm CDT (UTC-5) each day. During that time, students who participate online will be able to submit questions to tutors via Slack. Students whose time zones make it inconvenient to join the school can work on their own. They are welcome to submit questions on Slack and our tutors will respond as soon as possible.

The final program for the school is currently in development and will be posted in June.

For more information, check out the school web page.