| The Third European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety was held at the University of Ulster (Belfast, UK) from 21 - 30 July, 2008. This Summer School is funded by the European Commission under the HyCourse project (March 2006 - February 2010). The topical content of the School covers the whole spectrum of activities of the European Network of Excellence HySafe “Safety of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier” and complies with the International Curriculum on Hydrogen Safety Engineering. The state-of-the art in Hydrogen Safety is covered from fundamentals to applications and topics include: hydrogen release, mixing, and distribution; thermal, pressure and missile effects from fires and explosions; development and validation of mitigation techniques; safety assessment and risk analysis; and standards, guidelines and legal requirements. The teaching materials of this Summer School are used in World's First Higher Educational Programme in Hydrogen Safety Engineering. |