CERN Alumni Weekly News | Final CAN-Doers of 2025, First regional alumni group launches in Africa, Final IUPAP–UNESCO Physics for Society colloquium, Record LHC performance and new insights from ALICE
THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCE
⦁ Our community: Final CAN-Doers of 2025 and alumni survey insights
⦁ Groups: First regional alumni group launches in Africa, plus open calls for group managers
⦁ Events: Final IUPAP–UNESCO Physics for Society colloquium of the year
⦁ From CERN & beyond: Record LHC performance and new insights from ALICE
⦁ Photo of the Week: CERNflowers by Zareen Tahsin Anjum
OUR COMMUNITY
We’ve recognised the final CAN-Doers of 2025 — congratulations to Maciej Szymanski, Julie Hogan, and Anna Merz!
Find out more about their contributions here: https://alumni.cern/news/12905731
We continue to recognise alumni who engage with the network through one (or more) of 16 activities — from updating your profile to contributing to the forum or sharing job opportunities. Take part and earn your own digital badge: https://alumni.cern/page/cern-alumni-engagement-programme
This year, we also ran a global alumni survey to understand what members expect from the network — and how well we’re meeting those expectations. Read the key takeaways here: https://alumni.cern/news/12902296
GROUPS
⦁ Morocco — 27 December
We’re excited to launch our first-ever regional alumni group in Africa, starting in Morocco. The event will be held online, and everyone is welcome to join:
https://alumni.cern/topics/57373/events/199441
⦁ Group managers wanted
We’re currently looking for new group managers in the Bay Area, Berlin, and Belgium.
If you’d like to bring alumni together in your region and put your organising skills to good use, get in touch at [email protected].
EVENTS
⦁ IUPAP–UNESCO Colloquium: Physics for Society
We’re pleased to announce the final colloquium of the year in the IUPAP–UNESCO series on Physics for Society, launched during the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology:
https://alumni.cern/events/199013
FROM CERN & THE WORLD OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
⦁ LHC delivers record collisions in 2025
In the final full operating year of Run 3, the LHC reached a record number of particle collisions: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/lhc-delivers-record-number-particle-collisions-2025
⦁ ALICE solves mystery of light-nuclei survival
New results from ALICE shed light on how light nuclei survive extreme conditions — with potential implications for the search for dark matter: https://home.cern/news/news/physics/alice-solves-mystery-light-nuclei-survival
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
A fresh and colourful view of the CERN site — CERNflowers, captured by Zareen Tahsin Anjum.
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