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THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Alumni Day LinkedIn Broadcast from CERN's SM18 test hall; June CAN-doers of the MonthGROUPS: New York CERN Alumni x Flatiron Institute Meetup; Munich Hiking TripFROM CERN: AI tools for open science; ALICE explores beauty-quark production in new territoryIN MEMORIAM: Remembering Mick Storr AND FINALLY: 5 Mistakes That Taught Me More Than My PhD by alumna And

TIMEPIX@school is a new CERN-led initiative that will bring Timepix-based detectors, developed within the CERN Medipix2 Collaboration, into classrooms worldwide. With these detectors, students can visualise and analyse radiation in real time, turning abstract physics concepts into something tangible, interactive, and exciting. Launching in the 2026–2027 academic year, the project aims to bridge th

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Mick Storr on 7 June 2025. Over nearly five decades of association with CERN, Mick became known not only for his contributions to particle physics, but also for his remarkable gift for engaging and inspiring people through science.At CERN Alumni Relations, we will remember Mick as a valued friend of the alumni community. He was alwa

What is it about?It’s been one year since the CERN Alumni Engagement Programme was launched to recognise the many ways alumni contribute to the network. From mentoring and volunteering to attending events or simply keeping profiles up to date, these actions help keep the community active and useful for everyone.Learn more. Over the past year, the programme has steadily grown:6,061 badges awarded (

Hello everybody,here is our selection of Friday links. WIT Activities On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Women in Technology at CERN, we have organised a series of workshops and events focused on networking, interview preparation, CV writing, personal branding and career support. So far, we have successfully held 6 workshops ✨ - thank you very much for your engagement, participation and su

At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), protons travel around the ring at almost the speed of light before colliding to release energy that transforms into many particles, including those containing beauty quarks. As reported in a recent paper,  the ALICE Collaboration has made a new measurement of the production of neutral beauty mesons, particles made of a beauty antiquark and a down quark. For the

On 8 June 2017, the CERN Alumni Network was launched with a simple but ambitious vision: to ensure that the CERN experience did not end when a contract did, and to build a cohesive and supportive global community where current and former members of personnel could remain connected, support one another and continue to benefit from the unique relationships forged at CERN.Nine years later, that visio

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Celebrating 9 years of the CERN Alumni NetworkGROUPS: Helsinki, Morocco, New York, MunichFROM CERN: Antimatter probes atomic nuclei, LHCb explores new territory, Accelerator ReportAND FINALLY: The latest issue of CERN Courier is outCOMMUNITYNINE YEARS OF THE CERN ALUMNI NETWORK: CONNECTING PEOPLE, IDEAS AND IMPACTOn 8 June 2017, the CERN Alumni Network was

The winners of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition have been selected. BL4S is a physics competition that was initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and is open to secondary school pupils from all around the world. Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a physics experiment to be undertaken at the beamline of a particle accelerator,

In a particle accelerator, radiofrequency (RF) systems are among the crucial components that make beam production possible. While magnets guide the particles around the ring, RF systems provide the beam with its longitudinal structure: they accelerate it, keep it captured in bunches, shape it, split it, rotate it and ensure synchronisation for transfer to the next machine.On 21 May, an eight-hour

While the heavy-ion run season is in full swing at the LHC, let’s look back at the low-energy run that took place on 29 and 30 April. In yet another demonstration of the versatility of CERN’s accelerator complex, the LHC briefly departed from its standard high-energy operation to perform a special low-energy run dedicated primarily to the needs of the LHCb experiment. Conducted at a beam energy of

Researchers at the AEgIS experiment have piloted a new method to delve into the heart of atoms. This proof-of-principle study, recently reported in Physical Review Research, shows how antiprotons – the antimatter counterparts of protons – could be used to probe the outer edges of a wider range of atomic nuclei. And with CERN’s recent world-first demonstration of antiproton transportation, this tec

This week’s coverage was dominated by the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project, following its inclusion in the European Strategy for Particle Physics update at the CERN Council meeting in Budapest. International media continued to report on this story. Additionally, Olivier Brüning, CERN Director for Accelerators and Technology, covered this and other topics during his interview with INFN Newsle

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCEALUMNI STORIES: Look Who We Bumped Into — Michel Delacollette GROUPS: Vienna, Digital Memory, Space Group, Helsinki, Morocco, New YorkAI FOR SCIENCE NEWSLETTEREVENTS: Knowledge Transfer Seminar on CERN’s Single Frequency Raman LaserFROM CERN: ALPHA antimatter precision milestone & ATLAS observes new particleALUMNI STORIESLook Who We Bumped Into — Michel Delacollette M

Did you know that one of the benefits of being a member of the CERN Alumni Network is the possibility to come back on site?Check out the next “Look Who We Bumped Into” video to see what Michel Delacolette said about his time at CERN as well as subsequest career in the fields of green investments, coaching and writing.

Please find below the media monitoring report for the period 18–24 May 2026. These press cuttings have been selected from 1531 results identified by our media monitoring system.This week’s coverage was dominated by the decision to include the Future Circular Collider (FCC) in the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP), following the Council Session held in Budapest. The Hungar

Today, following more than two years of intense work of the European particle physics community under the auspices of the European Strategy Group, the CERN Council updated the European Strategy for Particle Physics [link to Resolution], which sets out an ambitious scientific vision for the field. The 2026 Strategy update offers a clear path to maintain European leadership in high-energy physics wh

The ATLAS Collaboration reports the first observation of the Bc*+ meson, an excited counterpart of a particle made up of a charm quark and a bottom antiquarkAt the Large Hadron Collider Physics conference this week, physicists from the ATLAS Collaboration reported the first observation of a new particle with properties consistent with the Bc*+ meson. This particle is an excited version of the Bc+

Alumni of the 1976 Summer Student Programme took a tour of the place where they first met 50 years agoOn 8 May 2026 a group of alumni of CERN’s Summer Student Programme reunited at the place where they first met 50 years ago.The group of four (left to right: Dave Eyre, Christian Gerke, Theo Oyevar and Claus Gössling) first came to CERN in 1976, when the Super Proton Synchrotron had just begun oper

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Fourth Collisions reunion & call for talks submissionsCAREERS: From CERN to industry — Andrea Dotti shares what worked when transitioningGROUPS: Eindhoven, Vienna, Digital Memory, Space groupFCC: Dedicated group, news, and public eventsEVENTS: Knowledge Transfer Seminar — Precision Instrumentation and CERN’s Single Frequency Raman LaserFROM CERN: Summer stu