Tim Peake’s TimPix launch into space
Stephanie HillsBritish Astronaut Tim Peake blasted off for the International Space Station this week, one of his tasks while in space will be to use a tiny piece of technology, courtesy of NASA, that...
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CERN encourages girls to "expand their horizons"
François BriardClaude Sanz (left), a fellow in the EN Department, explaining to three girls how to build a particle accelerator in a salad bowl.On 14 November, CERN took part for the fourth time in...
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Training course for eighteen teachers at CERN
Laurianne TrimoullaFrom 8 to 10 December, 18 teachers from all over France attended a three-day training course on matter, organised by the LAMAP Foundation (Fondation La main à la pâte, see here) and...
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CBI students: target hit!
CBI students presenting their projects at IdeaSquare (Image: Carlos Yarza/IED Barcelona).The students on the third Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) @CERN course have been working on their...
View ArticleRegister now for the European School of High-Energy Physics
The 2016 CERN-JINR European School of High-Energy Physics will take place in Skeikampen (close to Lillehammer), Norway, 15-28 June 2016. The School is targeted particularly at students in experimental...
View ArticleBeamline for Schools: be a CERN scientist for a week
Stefania PandolfiThe band “The Script” encourage high-school students to enter this year’s BL4S competition. (Video: footage courtesy of The Script, edited by CERN) Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a...
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Innovation for Change project starts at CERN
Students and researchers get to work at CERN's IdeaSquare facility as the "Innovation for Change" project begins (Image: Joona Kurikka/CERN)The Innovation for Change project started on 1 February at...
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Debugging the gender gap
Mélissa GaillardParticipants, mentors and volunteers of the first Django Girls workshop organised in Geneva. (Image : Laure Julliard)A Django girls workshop organised by the R0SEH1PSters community from...
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ATLAS announces Thesis Award winners
Katarina AnthonyThe winners of the 2015 ATLAS Thesis Awards: Nils Ruthmann, Ruth Pöttgen, Steven Schramm and Javier Montejo Berlingen. (Image: Silvia Biondi)The 2015 ATLAS Thesis Awards winners -...
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UK launches Institute for Research in Schools
James GilliesDr Becky Parker speaking at the launch of the UK’s new Institute for Research in Schools. (Image: Matt McCardle)Every year, Becky Parker, Director of the Institute for Research in Schools...
View ArticleRegister now for the Asia-Europe-Pacific School of HEP
Kate RossThe third Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics, AEPSHEP2016, to be held near Beijing, China, 12-25 October 2016, is open for applications. AEPSHEP is held every second year,...
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Applications for S’Cool LAB now open
Alex BrownStudents working in CERN's S'Cool LAB (Image: Jeff Wiener/ CERN)Applications are now open for high school physics teachers interested in having their students take part in S'Cool LAB days at...
View ArticleGeneva Summer Schools
The Geneva Summer Schools TeamApplications are now open for registration for all the 2016 Geneva Summer Schools!Academic lectures will be combined with visits, round tables and debates in connection...
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Inventive ideas bring schools step closer to beamline
Markus JoosStudents from the Beamline for Schools competition in 2015 look at data from their experiments (Image: Markus Joos/CERN)Recently 151 teams submitted fantastic proposals for the 2016 Beamline...
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Winners of 2016 Beamline for Schools competition announced
The students undergoing training on the beam line as part of the 2015 competition, the 2016 competition winners will undergo similar training before they start their experiments (Image: Guillaume...
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Applications for S’Cool LAB days in 2017 now open
Students at the S’Cool Lab viewing cloud chambers (Image: Jeff Wiener/CERN)High school teachers are invited apply online now to visit S’Cool LAB between February and June 2017 for a full-day programme...
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Bringing CMS to South Korea
Achintya RaoProf. Un-Ki Yang, CMS senior scientist from South Korea, welcomed students to the CMS virtual visit (Image: Choi Youngjae/CERN)Recently, a group of university students from South Korea got...
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Innovation for Change rewards student water leak solution
AquaSmart, a smart grid system to help identify and solve water leakages, was announced as the winner of the Innovation for Change project (Image: Innovation for Change)OK. ,,k o , Yesterday AquaSmart,...
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Winning Intel ISEF students come to CERN
Andrew PurcellFrom 11 to 17 June, CERN hosted the 10 young students who won the CERN Special Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2016. These winners were selected from...
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Take part in the 2017 Beamline for Schools competition!
Markus JoosThe winners of the 2015 Beamline for schools competition participating on a safety training course before performing their experiment at CERN in 2015.CERN is pleased to announce the fourth...
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