CERN Alumni Weekly News | The Easter scavenger hunt returns, Relay Race and online R1 Talk on Responsible AI, AI for Science group launch and upcoming meet-ups, CERN news
THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCE:
⦁ Our community: The Easter scavenger hunt returns
⦁ Events: Relay Race and R1 Talk on Responsible AI
⦁ Groups: New AI for Science group and upcoming meet-ups
⦁ From CERN & beyond: Chile becomes an Associate Member State, HiLumi progress, recognition for women physicists and career advice
OUR COMMUNITY
Back by popular demand — our Easter scavenger hunt is back! Solve the puzzles, follow the clues and submit your answers for a chance to win a special CERN Alumni prize.
First clue: PROUDLY I OPERATE UFO
Find out what sentence (which the Office for Alumni Relations repeats frequently) is hidden in this anagram.
Once you solve that, find the next clue in a comment under a video we shared a few months back on this topic.
Clue: Media Centre Unlocked
As the CERN Alumni Network is celebrating its 9th anniversary this year, the first 9 alumni to complete the hunt will win a prize.
To participate, follow the clues and submit the 5 URL links where you discovered each clue to [email protected]
EVENTS
⦁ CERN Alumni Virtual Relay Race
Relive the excitement of the CERN Relay Race — wherever you are. Following the success of previous editions, the Office for Alumni Relations and the CERN Running Club invite you to take part virtuallyr: https://alumni.cern/events/209527
⦁ R1 Talk — Responsible AI: Lessons from Building WORB — 16 April (online)
Xavier Tintin presents WORB, a platform using structured client feedback and AI to assess service quality and build searchable business intelligence. He will also explore how AI is reshaping the digital landscape and what “responsible AI” means in practice: https://alumni.cern/events/207078
GROUPS
⦁ New CERN Alumni AI for Science Group
A new interest group focused on AI for science is launching soon. Join the kick-off event on 21 April featuring a CERN speaker and interactive discussion: https://alumni.cern/topics/58027/home
Interested in launching your own group? Let us know here: https://alumni.web.cern.ch/form/starting-a-cern-alumni-group
⦁ Eindhoven — 10 April
Visit ET Pathfinder and learn more about the Einstein Telescope project: https://alumni.cern/events/205173
⦁ Copenhagen — 17 April
Join the next informal alumni meet-up: https://alumni.cern/events/208401
⦁ Milan–Turin — 22 May
A guided visit to CNAO in Pavia, a leading centre for proton and carbon-ion cancer therapy: https://alumni.cern/events/187060
FROM CERN & THE WORLD OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
⦁ Chile becomes an Associate Member State of CERN
Chile’s accession marks an important step in CERN’s global collaboration, opening new opportunities for scientific cooperation, technological innovation and participation in CERN programmes for researchers, students and industry: https://home.cern/news/news/cern/chile-becomes-associate-member-state-cern
⦁ HiLumi LHC: preparing for the future
Dedicated beam reliability tests in the LHC injectors are paving the way for peak performance of the High-Luminosity LHC from the start of physics running in 2030: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/accelerator-report-hilumi-lhc-beam-reliability-runs-pave-way-future
⦁ Eiffel honour for women physicists
Recognition highlighting the achievements of women in physics: https://cerncourier.com/a/eiffel-honour-for-women-physicists/
⦁ Career insight: stand out in industry
A practical perspective on positioning yourself as a problem-solver rather than a job-seeker: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00548-2