33 Short courses in Materials Science in Europe

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the transformative and innovative field of advanced materials and nanomaterials, focusing on their applications in the electronics, energy and healthcare sectors.

Advanced Techniques for the Analysis of Novel Materials Strategic for Sustainability Transitions. III. Biodegradable polymers
The Winter School offers a one-week full-time multidisciplinary program. It is devoted to training students with a technical-scientific background on the advances of analysing materials of interest in environmental and green chemistry. Note that, even if the focus of this year is biodegradable polymers, the knowledge acquired during the school may be applied to several other materials.

Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems Engineering
The Winter School is dedicated to PhD students who perform their research activities in the field of fluid machinery and energy systems engineering, including turbomachinery, internal combustion engines, energy conversion systems, power plants, renewable energy systems and innovative energy systems.
Advanced Materials (Online)
Explore the full range of materials used in Endodontology with the Advanced Materials course at University of Birmingham, covering their chemical, physical, mechanical, antimicrobial, and biological properties in depth.
Solar Energy Conversion and Application - Micro-credential
This Solar Energy Conversion and Application will give you an extended foundation of the main concepts of solar energy conversion and applications to enable you to practically apply your new knowledge in the field as well as in research and development. Delivered live rather than prerecorded, the course offers real-time interaction and greater value.
Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling
This Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling course offered by Cranfield University introduces the principles and practice of Finite Element Analysis and the modelling of materials in numerical analysis.
Welding And Metal Fabrication
The Welding And Metal Fabrication course offered by Warnborough College will help you learn more about the essential process of converting metals into a metal product in industries such as construction and manufacturing.
Guided Weapons Structures, Aeroelasticity and Materials
This Guided Weapons Structures, Aeroelasticity and Materials course at Cranfield University provides an understanding of the principles, concepts and techniques of various facets of GW design, especially involving the key disciplines of structures, vibrations & aeroelasticity and materials.
Circular Waste Management - Recycle, Recover and Dispose
In particular the module will focus on the bottom three points of the waste hierarchy: recycle, recover and dispose. Cranfield University offers the Circular Waste Management - Recycle, Recover and Dispose programme.
Nanomaterials and Advanced Composites
The Nanomaterials and Advanced Composites course offered by Cranfield University will cover selection rationale for nanomaterials and protocols for handling in industrial environments.
Corrosion and Surface Protection
The main objective of the Corrosion and Surface Protection course provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology is to develop fundamental and deep knowledge in the theory for degradation and corrosion of materials in various environments and to present existing protection strategies for prevention of corrosion in different contexts.
Metal Powder - Production, Handling and Characterisation
The Metal Powder - Production, Handling and Characterisation course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology gives covers the science of metal powder production in depth, focusing on key technologies and properties.
Materials Selection
This Materials Selection course offered by Cranfield University will be delivered through a combination of lectures and case studies, with an emphasis on practical sessions for group and individual exercises.
Design of Lightweight Structures I: Composites and Metals
Economics and Ecologics go hand in hand for aircraft. So how do we get structures light and keep safety, durability, maintainability and other aspects up to par? You need knowledge about design, base materials and manufacturing to get successful. The Design of Lightweight Structures I: Composites and Metals course is offered at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
Fluid Bed Processing and Formulation
This Fluid Bed Processing and Formulation course at the University of Leeds is grounded in practical experience gained across numerous industrial sectors by a range of speakers from academia, equipment manufacturers and end users.
Functional Composites Materials
This Functional Composites Materials course offered by Cranfield University will provide you with current, industry-relevant knowledge, to address the scientific and technological demands of maintaining an advanced and economically viable functional composites materials and device industry.
Manufacture and Materials Properties of Explosives
The aim of this Manufacture and Materials Properties of Explosives course offered by Cranfield University is to provide a critical understanding of the important properties of explosive materials and their methods of synthesis and manufacture.
Future Architecture
The Future Architecture course from UCL introduces key principles, methods, and emerging ideas shaping future-focused architectural practices, designed for individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Atomic layer deposition – the intersection of materials science, physics, chemistry and industry
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is a thin-film deposition technique that plays a crucial role in advancing modern technologies, ranging from semiconductors and energy storage to coatings for medical devices and optical applications. Its unique ability to deposit ultra-thin films with atomic-level precision makes it a cornerstone of innovation in nanotechnology and materials science.
Polymer Materials Processing
KTH Royal Institute of Technology's Polymer Materials Processing course provides an overview of the major industrial processing routes for thermoplastics, thermosets and rubbers, and describes how these can be used to convert polymers into products as related to the macromolecular structures of the polymers.