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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Dear neutron users,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>The LINXS Young Researchers’ Initiative is excited to present the <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Young Researchers’ Symposium on Hard Matter</span></strong>, which will take place on<b> <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>October 13–15, 2025</span></strong></b>  at <b>LINXS Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science</b>, at the Loop in Lund, Sweden.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>This free 2½-day event is designed specifically for early-career researchers working with or interested in synchrotron and neutron techniques.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br><br>Some highlights from this year's programme:<span class=white-space-pre> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Practical beamline insights from expert scientists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Career development strategies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Networking with peers and experts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>MAX IV Laboratory tour<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Register by October 1, 2025!</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><br><br>Full details and registration can be found on the <a href="https://www.linxs.se/events/2025/10/13-15/young-researchers-symposium-hard-matter-linxs-event" target="_new">LINXS event page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>We look forward to welcoming both new and returning participants in Lund.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>With best regards,<br>Dalini Maharaj, on behalf of the LINXS Young Researchers’ Initiative on Hard Matter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Dr. Dalini Maharaj (she/her)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Postdoctoral Research Fellow</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH</span><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>52425 Jülich</span><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>e-mail: </span><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#006FC9'>d.maharaj@fz-juelich.de</span><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><br>Tel: +49 2461 61-85861<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>