The title of the ALERT Doctoral School 2016 is Modelling of instabilities and bifurcation in Geomechanics. It will take place in Aussois, October 6-8, 2016. The school organisers are J. Sulem (ENPC Paris), I. Stefanou (ENPC Paris), E. Papamichos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), M. Veveakis (UNSW Sydney).