Category: 2024
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Don’t believe hearsay – an open letter from Dorcas
This article series is a part of a larger initiative by CERN & Society Foundation to inspire young girls and women in STEM careers and help aspiring scientists push existing boundaries. Our Women in STEM campaign aims to reduce the gap between dreaming and achieving fulfilling careers in science. My name is Dorcas Mulaye-Mulilanduba, a…
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Curiosity over raw ability – an open letter from Jaiden
This article series is a part of a larger initiative by CERN & Society Foundation to inspire young girls and women in STEM careers and help aspiring scientists push existing boundaries. Our Women in STEM campaign aims to reduce the gap between dreaming and achieving fulfilling careers in science. “As someone with a bubbly and…
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You belong to science – an open letter from Violeta
his article series is a part of a larger initiative by CERN & Society Foundation to inspire young girls and women in STEM careers and help aspiring scientists push existing boundaries. Our Women in STEM campaign aims to reduce the gap between dreaming and achieving fulfilling careers in science. “I hope that women in future…
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2024 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN and DESY
CERN and DESY welcomed the winners of the 2024 Beamline for Schools competition from 12 to 26 September From 12 to 26 September, CERN and DESY (the German electron synchrotron facility) welcomed the winners of the 2024 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition. Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA carried out their own experiments using accelerator beams at the facilities. “Mavericks”, the team…
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Opening doors as a woman in science – an open letter from Maria
This article series is a part of a larger initiative by CERN & Society Foundation to inspire young girls and women in STEM careers and help aspiring scientists push existing boundaries. Our Women in STEM campaign aims to reduce the gap between dreaming and achieving fulfilling careers in science. “In high school, I was the…
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Fostering the ‘S’ in MuSic – Science Pavilion by CERN Festival Programme in Rototom, Sunsplash
“If it were to be repeated in the future, I would certainly go, as it was undoubtedly an event that I enjoyed a lot. I would highlight the humour and interest with which the speakers managed to captivate the public and at the same time let us know that science is something that we can…
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Arts at CERN awarded European Commission’s S+T+ARTS Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration
Arts at CERN wins the Grand Prize for groundbreaking initiatives at the nexus of science, technology and the arts The European Commission’s S+T+ARTS initiative has awarded Arts at CERN, the arts programme of the Laboratory, the prestigious Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration in recognition of its efforts to establish transformative collaborations that connect society with science and research.…
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Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools
Three teams of secondary school pupils from Estonia, Japan and the United States have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN and DESY Geneva and Hamburg, 25 June 2024. Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a physics competition run by CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics, open to secondary school pupils…
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Alice Bucknell wins the second edition of the Collide Copenhagen residency award
Following an international open call launched in collaboration with Copenhagen Contemporary in January, Arts at CERN announced today that the artist Alice Bucknell is the recipient of the second Collide Copenhagen residency award. Established in 2012, Collide is Arts at CERN’s international residency award, where the residency is a unique opportunity for artists working in the crossovers between art, science and technology to…
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CERN and the Swiss Arts Council announce the artists selected for the sixth edition of Connect
Connect is an art residency programme launched by Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia in 2021. Dedicated to Swiss-based artists working at the intersection of science and artistic research, this research-led residency invites them to come to CERN to explore ideas and develop new work. The selected duo is composed of Robin Meier Wiratunga and Vimala Pons. Meier Wiratunga is…