Jayshree Dadheech from our laboratory recently attended the HarwellXPS Summer School 2026, held in Oxford, UK. The internationally attended summer school brought together researchers and delegates from across the world to explore the latest developments in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and related techniques. The programme featured a series of insightful lectures covering both the fundamentals and advanced applications of XPS. The sessions included the Fundamentals of XPS by Arthur Graff (HarwellXPS) and Dr. Elisabetta Arca (University of Liverpool), Practical data analysis using CasaXPS by Dr. Neal Fairley (Casa Software Ltd), Valence band and UPS analysis by Prof. Robert Palgrave (HarwellXPS, University College London), Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) by Prof. Anna Regoutz (University of Oxford) along with several other expert lectures.

During the poster session, Jayshree presented her work on "Impact of Ta and TaOx Interlayers on the Interface Chemistry of Ferroelectric Hafnium Zirconate" and was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Applied Interfaces Poster Prize for the best poster presentation. Congratulations to her for this achievement. Overall, the summer school provided an excellent opportunity to gain advanced knowledge of photoelectron spectroscopy, engage with leading experts in the field, and interact with researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds.