Open Knowledge Programme

At the ICN2 we believe that knowledge sharing is fundamental to both scientific advances, and personal and professional growth. Accordingly the ICN2 Open Knowledge Programme was developed as a forum for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and skills among ICN2 colleagues. Coordinated by Human Resources, the individual programmes are created by the various ICN2 groups/departments, and address a broad topic from different angles. The talks tend to be highly specialised, while also offering an overview of the topic for researchers in other fields and advanced science graduates.

The sessions themselves are open for attendance by the ICN2 community and other interested persons. All talks are recorded and will be uploaded to this section following a final edit.

The programmes run so far include:

• OK Program 1: How can we use photons to study the properties of condensed matter?
  November – December, 2014. Promoted by the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures (P2N) Group.
• OK Program 2: From top-down to bottom-up: introductory notes on the preparation of micro and nanostructures
  February – March, 2015. Promoted by the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures (P2N) Group.
• OK Program 3: Fundamentals of Electronic Excitations and Spin Dynamics in Dirac Matter
  May - June, 2015. Promoted by the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group.
• OK Program 4: Nanomaterials-based biosensing systems and applications in diagnostics
  September, 2015. Promoted by the ICN2 Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Group.
• OK Program 5: Introductory notes on Electron Microscopy
  November - December, 2015. Promoted by the ICN2 Electron Microscopy Unit Group.
• OK Program 6: Overview on nanofabrication processes, tools and facilities
  November - December, 2015. Promoted by the ICN2 Nanofabrication Facility Group.
• OK Program 7: TBtrans and TranSiesta Tutorial
  November, 2016. Promoted by the ICN2 Theory and Simulation Group.
• OK Program 8: Spin-Orbit Coupling in SIESTA: Magnetism and Other Capabilities
  June, 2018. Promoted by the ICN2 Theory and Simulation Group.
• OK Program 9: Meet the ICN2 Research Support Facilities
  April, 2021. Promoted by the ICN2 Research Support Division.
• OK Programme 10 - Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) protection training
  December, 2021. Promoted by the ICN2 Business and Innovation team.
• OK Programme 11 - Meet the ICN2 Electron Microscopy Unit
  April, 2022. Promoted by the ICN2 Electron Microscopy Unit.
• OK Programme 12 - Nanoscale characterisation techniques
  February, 2023. Promoted by the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group.