News from the SCOSTEP Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics
SCOSTEP News
1. SCOSTEP (SCOSTEP) is organizing the next Symposium and School on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (held every 4 years) Date: 1-5 June 2026 (school on 30-31 May 2026) Location: Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece Website: https://www.stp2026.org/ Deadline of abstract submission: 10 January 2026 The goal of STP-16 is to bring together scientists working on the physics of the Sun, magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, to present and discuss the cutting-edge scientific achievements in the field of solar-terrestrial physics (STP), especially the processes of inter-scale interaction as a priority area, as part of the launch activity of the new COURSE program – Inter-Scale Interaction Processes in the Solar-Terrestrial System in 2026-2030. SCOSTEP invites all scientists and students working in the field of STP to present their latest scientific results at this symposium.
Sessions: https://www.stp2026.org/conference-sessions/
2. SCOSTEP (SCOSTEP) opens the application for the Young Scientist Internship Program The SVS program provides training for graduate students at reputable institutions in solar-terrestrial physics for one to three months. The training will help the fellows to advance their careers in solar-terrestrial physics by using the skills acquired during the training. SCOSTEP covers the travel expenses, and the host institute covers the accommodation expenses. The program is open to candidates from all countries, but special attention is given to candidates from developing countries. The program is only for Master and PhD students, with the candidate not having a PhD degree at the time of application. Interested candidates should contact one of the SVS program organizers, develop a project and discuss the details of the visit. After the applicant and the organizer have agreed on the visit, the applicant needs to prepare a package of documents for the application. The list of host institutions and the preparation guide for the documents are available on the website.
Space Weather Events in Solar Cycle 25: Understanding their impact in Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Thermosphere and Further Below
Submission deadline: 15 February 2026
Understanding of space weather events is crucial because of their significant socio-economic implications. With their genesis at dynamic sun, such events impact our geospace via radiation and geomagnetic storms, plasma waves and electrodynamical processes in magnetosphere, aurora and energetic particle precipitation, changes in thermal structure, chemical composition and radiative processes in ionosphere-thermosphere, etc. Solar Cycle 25 showed prominent activity lately, and several strong geomagnetic storms occurred in 2023-2025 including 2024 Mother’s day ‘extreme’ event. This Special issue intends to highlight diverse impacts of these solar flares, eruptions and geomagnetic storms in terrestrial magnetosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system and even below in the Polar Region and Auroral Oval.
Guest editors:
Anand Singh, Navin Parihar, Vladimir Belakhovsky, Shailendra Saini, and Michael Kosch