Category: 2026
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LinkedIn Newsletter: Time to create impact with TIMEPIX@school
“I used the Minipix detector two years ago in a physics project in which I studied the relation between the absorption of alpha radiation and the pressure of the chamber. This helped me a lot to decide what I wanted to study because it made me realise how real physics works and how a real…
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Arts at CERN and Nobel Prize Museum announce the Collide Stockholm international residency award recipient
Arts at CERN and the Nobel Prize Museum have announced that Emilija Škarnulytė is the Collide Stockholm residency award recipient. Škarnulytė will spend one month at CERN followed by one month at the Nobel Prize Museum to develop a new artwork with the support of the curatorial teams of both institutions. The jury also decided…
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If the future doesn’t exist, create it
If the future doesn’t exist, create it CERN’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Enrica Porcari, has chosen to donate all proceeds raised from sales of her autobiography, Il futuro che non c’era, to support teachers from her native Italy to attend the CERN National Teacher Programme Il futuro che non c’era opens with Enrica Porcari receiving…
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From lab to clinic: CERN-MEDICIS update
CERN’s MEDICIS facility is contributing to the advancement of nuclear medicine by producing unconventional radionuclides for diagnosis and targeted therapy against tumours and other diseases. Radionuclides – atoms with either an excess or deficiency of neutrons – play an essential role in medical imaging and in delivering highly localised radiation to eliminate malignant cells while sparing…
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Back with a bang! CERN Festival Programme 2026
Summer is just around the corner … and so is the CERN Festival Programme. Between performances, this year music festival-goers encountered science somewhat earlier than usual, with science stage Quantum Corral arriving to LUCK Reunion Festival in Texas late March. On this year’s programme: Musical performances! Including one between Micah Nelson, his band and CERN CMS physicist Dr Larry…
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LinkedIn Newsletter: Women in Science March Forward
Diversity drives discovery. When we broaden access to scientific education and research, we unlock new ideas, perspectives and solutions to the world’s most complex challenges. In March, the world celebrated International Women’s Day – a fitting moment to honour inspiring women at the heart of CERN & Society Foundation projects. Non-member State Summer Student Programme…
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New era for the CERN and Society Foundation Board
As 2026 gathers momentum, the CERN & Society Foundation is gearing up for a dynamic year ahead, marked by continued impact and renewed leadership. As part of this, the CERN & Society Foundation Board has recently seen several changes at the helm. Former President of the CERN Council, Michel Spiro, has reached the end of…
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Arts at CERN announces selection for Resonance residency
Arts at CERN is delighted to announce that Geneva-based French-Congolese artist Monika Emmanuelle Kazi has been selected for the second edition of Resonance. This annual residency programme was launched in November 2024 by CERN, the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva, with the support of the CERN & Society Foundation. Designed…
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LinkedIn Newsletter: The Next Generation of Scientists
I was touched by how every person we met highlighted the fact that we, as students, are the next generation of scientists and that we are needed. Back in October, 36 young people representing 40 nationalities joined us at CERN to participate in the CERN-Solvay student camp. These week-long residential camps offer school-aged students, who…