The aims of the Centre for Theoretical Physics are:

• to provide a framework for bringing together all the major areas of theoretical physics within the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and to stimulate interaction and synergy between them;
• to foster graduate education and research in physics within Australia and the Asia-Pacific region through annual summer schools;
• to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research through seminars and topical international research workshops usually lasting two or more weeks.

The Centre includes the Department of Theoretical Physics, which provides adminstrative support for it, and is a component of the National Institute for Theoretical Physics.

In January of each year the CTP runs a Physics Summer School, sponsored by the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering of the ANU's Institute of Advanced Studies and run by the School's Department of Theoretical Physics, typically in partnership with other departments of the University. The aim of the Summer Schools is to provide introductory graduate level courses to students and others in an area of current interest in physics.

The topic for the 14th Summer School, January 15-26 2001, was Biophysics: From Proteins to Cells. A new development in 2001 was an additional Mini Summer School on Plasma Physics, 29 January - 2 February, 2001. For details of current and past Summer Schools use the Summer Schools link at left.

The CTP also runs occasional extended research workshops as part of a national theoretical physics program. The Year 2000 workshop, was held 16-29 October 2000, on the topic Soft Condensed Matter: Physical and Biological Aspects (see the Workshops link at left).

CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS SUMMER SCHOOLS
and CTP/NITP RESEARCH WORKSHOPS
 CALL for PROPOSALS

The CTP is interested in receiving proposals, both from within the ANU and from other institutions able to participate, for the topics for future summer schools. If you have an idea for a suitable theme, please provide

• a title
• a brief description of the topic
• suggested invited speakers (both overseas and domestic)
• an estimate of the numbers of students (graduate and honours) and researchers
  who might attend, and from which institutions
• an indication of your institution/department's proposed contribution to the organisation and funding of the summer school (to supplement that provided to the CTP by the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering)
• suggested names for the convenor and the organising committee of the Summer School

Ideas for workshops are also welcome. Please contact the Coordinator of the Centre regarding any such proposals.

Further information may be obtained by following the links in the frame to the left. (If you are viewing this page without frames click here.)

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