UK Mission visit

Thursday 20 Mar 2025, 08:15 → 12:30 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Steph Hills, STFC's European Communications and Stakeholder Manager, is looking forward to welcoming you to CERN, the UK's national laboratory for particle physics!

Please note this safety notice:

For safety reasons, closed, flat or block-heeled shoes are required for the site visits (duckboard); access to radiation-controlled areas is forbidden to pregnant women. We will be walking between facilities; if you have any mobility issues or any other questions/concerns, please contact stephanie.hills@stfc.ukri.org. 

Other useful links are:

• PUBLIC TRANSPORT WEBSITE
• CERN WEBSITE

Every visitor has to read the Safety indications prior to the visit.

You will find information on how to get to CERN here.

If you arrive in Geneva by plane and plan to rent a car, here is a list of the car rental companies in both the French and Swiss sectors of Geneva airport. For EU residents, please check the latest rules on hiring cars and driving that are applicable to you.

08:15 → 08:30 Meet under the flags by the CERN tram stop & walk on

08:30 → 09:00 Synchrocyclotron with Steph Hills and Pippa Wells

Speakers: Dr Pippa Wells, Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

09:00 → 09:15 Transport to point 2

09:15 → 10:15 Underground visit to ALICE experiment (Guide: Nima Zardoshti)

10:15 → 10:30 Transport to CCC

10:30 → 11:15 CERN Control Centre (Guide: Simon Albright)

11:15 → 11:30 Transport to SM18

11:30 → 12:00 SM18 Magnet Test Facility (Guide: TBC)

12:00 → 12:15 Transport to Science Gateway/tram stop