Category: 2026
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LinkedIn Newsletter: The next generation of physicists is turning curiosity into discovery
LinkedIn Newsletter: The next generation of physicists is turning curiosity into discovery “I’ve learnt two things: one is that physicists are really strong. The second is that there is a lot of data.” “The experience we had here at CERN is truly unique. It is the highest level possible that a high-school student can work
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Meet Mahmoud from Egypt: completing a PhD at CERN through the non-Member State PhD Studentship
Meet Mahmoud from Egypt: completing a PhD at CERN through the non-Member State PhD Studentship Mahmoud is a PhD student at CERN and the University of Bologna, whose research focuses on experimental particle physics as part of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project. We chatted with him recently to catch up on how it is
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Pancreatic cancer research using BioDynaMo presented at WCCM-ECCOMAS
Pancreatic cancer research using BioDynaMo presented at WCCM-ECCOMAS The Biology Dynamics Modeller (BioDynaMo) team recently presented the results of their research at the World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-ECCOMAS) in Munich. This study presents an agent-based model (ABM) of pancreatic cancer developed using BioDynaMo to investigate tumour growth, treatment effects and immune responses in a
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An extraordinary legacy for future CERN summer students
An extraordinary legacy for future CERN summer students The below article is an open letter written by Michael Paulson to future cohorts of the CERN non-Member State Summer Student Programme. Mr Paulson has generously decided to leave a legacy to the CERN & Society Foundation in his will, which will support students from non-Member States
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CERN-Solvay Camp wraps up another successful edition
CERN-Solvay student camp wraps up another successful edition In April, 35 young people representing 39 nationalities joined us at the lab to participate in the CERN-Solvay student camp: a week-long residential camp for high-school students who are curious about STEM, made possible as part of the CERN-Solvay Education Programme. The camp enables young people to
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Several CERN & Society Foundation projects featured in new socio-economic study
Several CERN & Society Foundation projects featured in new socio-economic study A new report has been published highlighting the socio-economic benefits of CERN’s activity over the past 25 years. Importantly, the report shows how CERN plays a pivotal role in transferring knowledge and capabilities beyond the lab, strengthening skills development, driving innovation and fostering international
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Enrica Porcari joins CERN & Society Foundation Board
Enrica Porcari joins CERN & Society Foundation Board Enrica Porcari has joined the CERN & Society Foundation Board, following nomination as CERN representative by the Director-General. She replaces former resource coordinator at the ATLAS experiment, Fido Dittus, who came to the end of his term earlier in the year. Enrica Porcari is currently Chief Information
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LinkedIn Newsletter: Long shutdowns and long-term impact
LinkedIn Newsletter: Long shutdowns and long-term impact A chain of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) dipole magnets at the end of the previous long shutdown, Long Shutdown 2 | Photograph: Samuel Joseph Hertzog Wherever you are, we hope you are enjoying the summer so far and taking some time to rest and recharge. The Large Hadron
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Two artists, two scientific worlds: Arts at CERN announces the artists for the 2026 Connect India residency
Two artists, two scientific worlds: Arts at CERN announces the artists for the 2026 Connect India residency Marie Matusz and Moonis Ahmad Shah have been selected for the 2026 Connect India residency, where they’ll split their time between CERN’s particle physics laboratories and the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) in Bengaluru. From detection technologies
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Results are in: Beamline for Schools 2026 winners announced
Students from Bangladesh, India, Türkiye, the UK and the USA win the 13th edition of Beamline for Schools Five teams of secondary school pupils have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn The winners of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition