CERN Alumni Weekly News | Events: FCC, IAEA Company Showroom, and FameLab International Final, Central Asia Kick-Off, Discover the CERN Alumni Onboarding Journey, Antimatter breakthroughs, novel beam sensors, and career advice
THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCE
⦁ EVENTS: Future Circular Collider, IAEA Company Showroom, and FameLab International Final
⦁ GROUPS: Central Asia Kick-Off, Copenhagen gathering and Munich Christmas markets
⦁ OUR COMMUNITY: Discover the CERN Alumni Onboarding Journey
⦁ FROM CERN & BEYOND: Antimatter breakthroughs, novel beam sensors, and career advice from alumna Francesca Luoni
⦁ PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Levitating Blue Peter badge by Sam Pitman
EVENTS
⦁ News from the Lab: The Future Circular Collider — 27 November (online)
We close this year’s News from the Lab series with an exciting session on the Future Circular Collider (FCC) — CERN’s next flagship project for high-energy physics. The FCC will build on decades of expertise and combine cutting-edge technologies to achieve an efficiency increase of over five orders of magnitude compared to its predecessor: https://alumni.cern/events/195108
⦁ Virtual Company Showroom with IAEA — 12 December (online)
Don’t miss the final Company Showroom of the year with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Discover their mission, projects, and career opportunities:https://alumni.cern/events/196609
⦁ FameLab International Final — 25 November, Science Gateway (and webcast)
FameLab is a world-leading science communication competition where emerging scientists share captivating three-minute talks on a topic of their choice — judged on content, clarity and charisma. This year, the international final takes place at CERN. Join live or online and vote for your favourite:https://alumni.cern/events/194909
CAREERS
ATLAS Job Fair – Call for Companies
There are still a few spaces available for companies wishing to take part in the first-ever ATLAS Job Fair, taking place on 18 February 2026: https://alumni.cern/news/2865781
Interested companies can learn more and contact us at [email protected].
GROUPS
⦁ Central Asia — 28 November
The kick-off event of the CERN Alumni Central Asia Group! Join virtually and connect with fellow alumni from the region: https://alumni.cern/events/196621
⦁ Copenhagen — 27 November
A special gathering of CERN Alumni Denmark, kindly hosted by the Swiss Embassy: https://alumni.cern/events/194677
⦁ Munich — 10 December
An annual Christmas market get-together at the Sternenplatzl am Rindermarkt: https://alumni.cern/events/196862
OUR COMMUNITY
If you’d like a quick overview of everything you can do as part of the CERN Alumni Network, start with our Onboarding Journey — a clear, step-by-step guide to the essentials: https://alumni.cern/journeys/1074
FROM CERN & THE WORLD OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
⦁ Breakthrough in antimatter production – A new cooling technique allows CERN’s ALPHA experiment to produce antihydrogen atoms eight times faster:
https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/experiments/breakthrough-antimatter-production
⦁ Sensors built to last – Accelerator scientists test new, more resilient beam sensors based on hollow glass fibres:
https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/accelerators/novel-beam-sensors-built-last
⦁ Career spotlight – CERN alumna Francesca Luoni shares advice for early-career researchers navigating transitions between research and engineering:
https://cerncourier.com/a/prepped-for-re-entry/
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
A playful touch of science and nostalgia — Levitating Blue Peter badge, captured by Sam Pitman.
Want to see your photo featured in the digest? Please share it on the Virtual R1 forum along with a short description: https://alumni.cern/forum/t/40708