CERN Alumni Weekly News | CAN-doers of the month, CERN Alumni share career experiences, News from the Lab: The Future Circular Collider, Group events in Copenhagen and Eindhoven, Film screening of The Peace Particle, CVC Venture Day, CMS rare observation

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCE

• CAN-DOERS OF THE MONTH: Celebrating the valuable contributions from our members to support the CERN Alumni Network.
• MOVING OUT OF ACADEMIA: CERN Alumni share candid career experiences 
• EVENTS: Bringing the World Wide Web to America, News from the Lab: The Future Circular Collider 
• GROUPS: Copenhagen, Eindhoven
• EVENTS AT CERN:  Film screening of The Peace Particle, CVC Venture Day 
• FROM CERN AND BEYOND: CMS rare observation, Ion recycling to illuminate the heaviest elements, AI could translate thoughts into text
• PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Supermoon at CERN

CAN-DOERS OF THE MONTH

We’re excited to spotlight individuals who go above and beyond. Every month, we select three standout CAN-doers—one from each engagement category (Volunteering, Communication and Experiential)—to feature and celebrate. Check out this month’s spotlights here: https://alumni.cern/news/2926413 

MOVING OUT OF ACADEMIA 

After a series of successful Moving out of Academia events, last week’s special edition expanded the scope beyond a single industry to explore how CERN Alumni have transitioned into a wide spectrum of careers — from data science and MedTech to software engineering, sustainability, finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Check out the event wrap-up article: https://alumni.cern/news/2929753 

EVENTS

• Bringing the World Wide Web to America — 11 November - Last chance to register - Join us in person or online to see how a Stanford database system and the high-energy physics community helped establish the first U.S. website — and paved the way for the dot-com boom: https://alumni.cern/events/194515 
• News from the Lab: The Future Circular Collider — 27 November - Discover CERN’s potential flagship project, designed to push the boundaries of high-energy physics beyond the LHC era. The session will explore the FCC’s physics programme, collider designs, and preparations for regional implementation: https://alumni.cern/events/195108 

GROUPS

• Copenhagen — 27 November, Reception at the Swiss Embassy: https://alumni.cern/events/194677  
• Eindhoven — 12 December, Visit to ESA ESTEC: https://alumni.cern/events/194171 

EVENTS AT CERN

• Peace Particle, a new documentary on the history and future of CERN will be screened in Science Gateway on Thursday 13 November in presence of director Alex Kiehl and producer Elin Rhys: https://alumni.cern/events/194911 
• Do you have a startup idea and would like to explore where it could go? This is your chance to explore it in a supportive environment and connect with the CERN Venture Connect network, opening doors to the wider deep tech innovation ecosystem. CVC Venture Day is an annual afternoon gathering for the entire CVC community to come together on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, from 1pm to 8pm: https://alumni.cern/events/195445 

FROM CERN & BEYOND

• The CMS experiment observed an incredibly rare phenomenon of first single top quark production with W and Z bosons, which can help probe the fundamental forces of nature: https://home.cern/news/news/physics/first-observation-single-top-quark-production-w-and-z-bosons 
• A sophisticated electrostatic trap at CERN’s ISOLDE facility could help researchers probe the chemical reactivity of the rarest and least understood elements: https://home.cern/news/news/physics/ion-recycling-illuminate-heaviest-elements 
• In this nature magazine article, see how a non-invasive imaging technique using AI can translate scenes in your head into sentences and how it could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03624-1 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

A shot of this week’s supermoon behind the Globe of Science and Innovation by Sabin Hashmi Kalavan Kadavath.