Masterclasses in particle physics
Each year in spring, research institutes and universities around the world invite students and their teachers for a day-long programme to experience life at the forefront of basic research. These...
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New course at CERN challenges students to innovate
Abha Eli PhobooTeam CMPRSSD at the Challenge Based Innovation course. Peter Tapio (Aalto University), Valeria Fortunato (UNIMORE), Jani Nurmi (Aalto University), Eleonora Forghieri (UNIMORE), Hannes...
View ArticleSign up now for Raspberry Pi programming day at CERN
William BellCERN is hosting a Raspberry Pi programming day on 12 April 2014. The event includes a hands-on workshop and a series of presentations of different projects with the Raspberry Pi. The...
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CERN contest spreads particle physics across Spain
Antonella del Rosso(Image: CERNland)Launched in December last year by CERN in collaboration with the Prince of Asturias Foundation, the competition involved hundreds of young and very young students in...
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School teams get one step closer to the CERN beam line
Kate Kahle, Kristin KaltenhauserOf the 296 teams, only one will win the chance to access the “T9” Proton Synchrotron beam line at CERN (Image: CERN)When the clock struck midnight on Monday 31 March,...
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Playing with protons in primary
Angelos AlexopoulosSafety first! Hill Primary School students get ready to build a cloud chamber at CERN (Image: Stella Tsikrika)Soon after her return to Athens, Greece, from the Greek Teachers...
View ArticleAsk me anything! CERN researchers on Reddit
Cian O'LuanaighYesterday people working at CERN took to the social media site Reddit to answer questions about life and work at CERN. CMS spokesperson Tiziano Camporesi, theorist Nazila Mahmoudi,...
View ArticleHigh school exam features CERN, the LHC and the Higgs boson
Cian O'LuanaighGood luck to all high-school students who in their leaving exams this morning answered questions about physics at CERN.The Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the physics of...
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Google Science Fair winner visits CERN
Katarina AnthonyGoogle Science Fair 2013 winner Eric Chen at the CMS experiment (Image: Piotr Traczyk/CERN)Google Science Fair 2013 winner Eric Chen enjoyed a three-day visit to CERN last week. His...
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Intel ISEF Special Award winners visit CERN
Mélissa GaillardIntel ISEF Special Award winners 2014 meet the CERN DG (Image: Mary Touranakou/CERN)In June, CERN hosted the 12 pre-college students who won the CERN Special Award at the Intel...
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High school students launch CERN tech into space
Stephanie HillsLangton students with the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector, LUCID (Image: CERN @ School/Langton Star Centre)The Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector (LUCID) – a...
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The mystery box show
Corinne PralavorioSome pupils organised a workshop on the seeds contained in the mystery boxes.The “Be a Physicist” project continues to sow the seeds of knowledge. Developed by CERN, the Geneva Public...
View ArticleInternational masterclasses in the LHC era
Christine SuttonEach year in spring the International Particle Physics Outreach Group organizes the International Masterclasses, which give students the opportunity to analyse data from the LHC. Since...
View ArticleCERN Education: Prepare, Visit, Follow up
Students from Ellimogermaniki Agogi High School in Pallini, Greece, visit CERN (Video: CERN Education group). Editor's note: At 03.58 in the video, the orange accelerator is mislabeled as the Proton...
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Inspiring science education in the Middle East
Abha Eli PhobooCERN welcomed 54 science teachers from 32 countries for the High School Teachers Training Programme 2014. The teachers come from all over the world but the largest constituent this year...
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Innovative projects at the CERN Summer Student Webfest
James DohertyThe Particle Clicker team hard at work after hours at CERN's Restaurant 1 (Image: James Doherty)This weekend CERN hosted its third Summer Student Webfest, a three-day caffeine-fuelled...
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A wealth of data for Beamline for schools
Cian O'LuanaighCERN Director-General Rolf Heuer (white shirt, by door) visited the student teams and their CERN helpers at the T9 beam line (Image: T. Pritchard/CERN)After a week of shifts on the T9...
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Physics training in Senegal
Christine SuttonThe third biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and its Applications (ASP) took place in Dakar, Senegal, on 3-23 AugustThe aim of the African School of Fundamental Physics is...
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Algerian scientists visit CERN
A group of Algerian scientists visiting CERN with theoretical physicist John Ellis and CERN’s Director for Accelerators and Technology Frédérick Bordry The Cirta-Science competition is open to 51 high...
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Challenge-Based Innovation course welcomes new students
Kate KahleThe CBI students at IdeaSquare – a CERN building currently being renovated, which will be inaugurated in December (Image: Challenge Based Innovation)What do you get when you mix students from...
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