📢 TNNN’s 5th Annual Conference – Save the Date!

We’re excited to announce that the TNNN Conference 2026 will take place 6–8 May at Gløshaugen campus in Trondheim.

This three-day event brings together PhD candidates, researchers, and industry in micro- and nanotechnology for:

- Invited lectures

- Industry presentations

- Lab visits

- Workshops

- …and more!

The workshop focuses on how nanoparticles are synthesized, behave in biological environments, and interact within the human body. It combines lectures from national and international experts with interactive dry and wet lab sessions. Participants will work in groups on assigned projects throughout the week and present their results on Friday.

Key details:

📅 Dates: 1–5 December 2025

📍 Venue: NTNU Gløshaugen, Room A2-107

🎓 Credits: 5 ECTS (doctoral level)

💰 Travel funding: Available for participants coming from outside Trondheim

📝 Registration: Free and open to all, register by 20 November

For more information, reach out to at: haroon.zafar@ntnu.no

📍Scandic Lerkendal, Trondheim

This annual meeting will showcase cutting-edge research activities in the areas of Nanomedicine, Colloids and Interfaces, Hydrometallurgy & Battery Recycling, and Environmental Applications.

The two-day program will include:

- Invited lectures from national and international experts across academia and industry

- Research talks by PhD candidates and Master’s students within Particle Engineering Centre

- Interactive poster sessions

Registration is free and open to all!

➢ NOR MPS symposium 13. February 2026

Bringing together academic and industry in a one-day symposium featuring key notes, project presentations, industry presentations, start-up session, round table discussion and poster session.

➢ NOR MPS workshop 12. February 2026

A one-day demonstration and hands-on workshop on organoids and organ-on-chip platforms where planned start-ups, start-ups and academic group can demonstrate their platforms and PIs, PDs and PhDs can get hands-on practical training.

22–24 April 2026 · Hotel Riviera, Moss

The traditional Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting will take place on April 22nd to 24th, 2026, at Hotel Riviera, Moss, close to the Oslo fjord.

The Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting is the main Norwegian forum for scientific and technical optics, bringing together basic research, innovation, and industry applications. The presentations will include invited talks by leading international scientists, as well as presentations from researchers, graduate students, and Norwegian companies. The meeting series is organized by the Optics Group of the Norwegian Physical Society.

Afternoon, 13th of June, Part of the 4th TNNN Conference

Get guidance on preparing and writing a scientific article, article structure, selecting the right journal, and addressing ethical considerations in both research and publishing.

Learn about the journal editors’ expectations for submitted manuscripts, the peer review process, and the author's role within it.

Speakers

• Claus Roll - PhD in molecular biophysics, 20 years STM publishing experience
• Muhammad Nadeem Akram - Professor, deputy editor of Applied Optics

Do you wish to develop your knowledge in Micro and Nano-fabrication tools or Nanotechnology, while traveling the world, discovering french “art de vivre”, and meeting new people from different cultural backgrounds?

In the south of France, you will study within a high-ranking French engineering institute, INSA Toulouse, and have the chance to fabricate your own device in clean room and research facilities.

Micro and Nano technologies are nowadays “Key Enabling Technologies” for innovating applied science and fundamental research in numerous experimental fields.

Get micro-nano fabrication skills thanks to MINATO, with a unique hands-on interdisciplinary teaching method approach mainly based on Lab Work (> 50% of time) in a clean room.

Registrations are now open until APRIL 11, 2025.

Are you at risk of Burnout? Join TNNN and Desiree Dickerson to learn about what burnout is and isn't, why it happens, what to do if it happens to you and how to avoid it in the future. Wednesday, May 15th. Deadline to register is May 13th.

Learn about design principles and accessibility, how to use free online tools and how to best disseminate your final product. Join TNNN & Science Graphic Design for this 3-part series beginning April 9th. Deadline to register is April 5th.

Why do we procrastinate, and what can we do about it? What motivates us? How can we build strategies to combat our procrastination tendencies? Join TNNN and Desiree Dickerson on 27 February as we explore all this and more!

Join us for the first in a series of mental health webinars. Rethinking Productivity will help you to learn to see productivity through a wellbeing lens. Learn how to structure your day in a way that aids your concentration and focus, rather than constantly detracting from it. 23rd November, 13:00-14:30.

TNNN has teamed up with the Centre for Digital Life Norway to offer an exciting 3 day science writing workshop, 2-4 October. Register now!

The deadline is fast approaching! Secure your hotel reservation early to get the best rates (see conference website for details).

TNNN's latest newsletter is here!

Find out about TNNN 2023 Vestfold, the PhD council and more.

Join us on May 3rd at 13:00 with Melisa Morales Garcia from Science Graphic Design. She'll walk us through the general principles of graphic design and accessibility as it applies to creating eye-catching posters for scientific conferences.

Zoom link to be sent after registration. Must be a member of TNNN to attend.

The 2023 TNNN Conference will be held on June 21-23rd at the University of Southeastern Norway in Horten.

More information coming soon.

Photo credit: Nils Kalve