CERN Alumni Weekly News | Meet our 10,000th member, Second series of #AlumniInsights, CERN new podcast, CodeFest, a challenge for code developers

Published on July 22, 2024

"CERN managed to amaze me even more with the magnificent environment it offers. I found a very welcoming, motivating, and empowering environment—an international environment, with teachers and students from all over the world, inclusive and extremely educational.” Giorgia Pittau, our 10,000th member, shares her impressions: https://alumni.cern/news/2089147

Join us for the second series of #AlumniInsights, featuring short videos packed with advice, tips, and opinions from CERN alumni. This series focuses on careers in consultinghttps://alumni.cern/news/2071657

The European Patent Office has launched its second public edition of CodeFest, a challenge for code developers that encourages them to find new and creative ways of leveraging EPO patent data.
Learn more about this exciting opportunity from our alumnus who shared the details with us on the alumni platform: https://alumni.cern/feed_posts/1539538

The particle, known as χc1(3872), has fascinated physicists for years. Now, the LHCb collaboration is closer to finding out what it is made up of: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/physics/lhcb-investigates-properties-one-physics-most-puzzling-particles

CERN has introduced new large helium tanks as part of the High-Luminosity LHC project to ensure a stable and efficient supply of helium for its upgraded accelerator systems: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/engineering/hilumi-news-new-large-helium-tanks

Did you know CERN has a new podcast? Take a deep dive into the pilot episode focused on the past, present and future of Higgs-boson research at CERN: https://youtu.be/fPC5XewaQIM?si=nkBNpzls3N7NWvWq 

What are the signs that you’re transitioning from the middle to the late career stage in science? Researchers with direct experience share their advice, including maintaining relevance in your field, balancing work and personal life and planning for retirement in this Nature's collection page: https://www.nature.com/collections/jhfhfcfjbi