CERN Alumni Weekly News | Women and Girls in Science — alumni stories, Groups: Vienna, Space Group launch, Copenhagen/Lund and Milan–Turin meet-ups; CERN & KIT networking, Job Fair and LHC Career Networking Night
THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCE
⦁ Our community: Women and Girls in Science — alumni stories from AI, data and sustainability
⦁ Groups: Vienna, Space Group launch, Copenhagen/Lund and Milan–Turin meet-ups
⦁ Events: CERN & KIT networking, Job Fair and LHC Career Networking Night
⦁ From CERN & beyond: CMS detector milestone, precision engineering and future skills
OUR COMMUNITY
Every year on 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrates the vital role women play in research, innovation and technological progress.
To mark the occasion, we spoke with three CERN alumnae now working at the forefront of AI, data and sustainable technologies about how their time at CERN shaped them, where their curiosity has taken them, and what excites them most about the science of tomorrow: https://alumni.cern/news/13021039
To continue the conversation, UNESCO is inviting the global community to a hybrid event on 11 February 2026 under the theme:
“From Vision to Impact: Redefining STEM by Closing the Gender Gap”: https://alumni.cern/events/204800
GROUPS
⦁ Vienna — 10 February
Join Cécile Deterre, CERN Alumni Vienna Group Manager, for a visit to Blue Planet Ecosystems, where she is CTO: https://alumni.cern/events/201179
⦁ CERN Alumni Space Group Launch — 19 February
An exciting talk by Rubén García Alía on the HEARTS project, which aims to improve Europe’s capacity to reproduce space radiation conditions using accelerator-based experiments: https://alumni.cern/events/202760
⦁ Copenhagen / Lund — 13 February
A guided site visit to the European Spallation Source (ESS) led by CERN alumni: https://alumni.cern/events/199794
⦁ Milan–Turin — 12 March
An evening at OGR, a vibrant innovation hub — with drinks, food, networking, and an experimental music performance as part of the OGR Listening Sessions – Palindrome programme: https://alumni.cern/events/203311
EVENTS
⦁ CERN & KIT Alumni Networking Event — 19 February, CERN
A joint evening with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Alumni Association, bringing together CERN and KIT alumni living and working in Switzerland.
With 50–70% of roles filled through personal connections, strong networks remain one of the most powerful career tools — and this event makes building them easy and enjoyable: https://alumni.cern/events/200965
⦁ Job Fair — 18 February, CERN
Meet recruiters from 14 companies and international organisations, including ESO, Marvel Fusion, Pix4D and Transmutex. If you’re exploring your next career step, stop by the Main Building during the day: https://alumni.cern/events/199901
⦁ LHC Career Networking Night — 17 March
The next edition is coming soon, with registration opening shortly. Expect an exciting panel of CERN alumni sharing real-world advice on navigating career transitions: https://alumni.cern/events/204449
FROM CERN & THE WORLD OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
⦁ CMS reaches a major detector milestone
The first prototype slice of the High-Granularity Calorimeter (HGCAL) — set to become the largest silicon-based detector ever built — has now been completed: https://home.cern/news/news/experiments/groundbreaking-cms-calorimeter-high-luminosity-lhc
⦁ European laboratories get aligned at CERN
Eleven labs joined forces at CERN to measure a girder and establish a shared definition of alignment uncertainty using cutting-edge equipment: https://home.cern/news/news/engineering/european-labs-get-aligned-cern
⦁ Future skills in an AI economy
What should we learn next — and how — as work continues to change in the age of AI? A thoughtful look at navigating skills development for the future: https://swisscyberinstitute.com/blog/future-skills-courses/