STFC STAFF VISIT

14 Nov 2023, 01:00 → 15 Nov 2023, 20:30 Europe/Zurich

Steph Hills is looking forward to welcoming you to the UK’s national laboratory for particle physics, CERN!

 

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. 

 

For practical information about the visit (public transport, accommodation, meals, WiFi instructions...) see the attached PDF. 

 

Access Codes

SN339SP Alan, Alice, Ashleigh, Deb, Emma, Kerry

SN33G6Y Seb, Cat, Marta, Beth, Geoff

SN33G8X Rachel

 

Other useful links are:

• LA MEYRINOISE MENU
• PUBLIC TRANSPORT WEBSITE
• CERN WEBSITE

 

 

STFC visit practical information 141123.docx

STFC visit practical information 141123.pdf

Tuesday 14 November

08:30 → 12:00 Meetings with CERN colleagues

08:30 Alan to meet Mike Lamont and Miguel Jimenez (Grab n Go)

10:45 Kerry to meet Marzena Lapka (Grab n Go)

11:00 Rachel to meet Sean Freeman (Grab n Go)

12:00 Emma to lunch with CERN Press and Web teams

12:45 Alan to meet Mar Capeans (54-2-33)

12:00 → 13:30 Meet and greet with Steph

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

13:30 → 14:15 Introduction to CERN

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

STFC staff visit 141123.pdf

STFC staff visit 141123.pptx

14:15 → 14:30 Transport

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

14:30 → 15:15 Visit to CCC (CERN Control Centre)

Guide: Simon Albright (CERN)

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

15:15 → 15:30 Transport

15:30 → 16:30 Underground visit to LHCb - guides: James Brown (Liverpool), David Bacher (Oxford) and AB Bohare (Edinburgh)

16:30 → 16:45 Transport

16:45 → 17:30 Visit to ISOLDE nuclear physics facility

Guide: Sean Freeman (CERN and Manchester)

17:30 → 17:40 Walk back to hostel

19:00 → 19:30 Walk or tram to dinner at La Meyrinoise

19:05 depart Hostel reception to walk to restaurant
or
19:16 Tram from CERN to Meyrin Village

19:30 → 21:30 Dinner at La Meyrinoise

Wednesday 15 November

08:45 → 08:55 Meet and greet with Steph

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

08:55 → 09:10 Transport: Walk to Data Centre

09:10 → 09:55 Visit to CERN Data Centre

Guide: Joel Murray Davies (CERN)

09:55 → 10:05 Walk between locations

10:05 → 10:45 Visit Antimatter Factory

Guides: Jaspal Singh (Manchester) and Maria Goncalves (Swansea)

10:45 → 11:00 Walk between locations

11:00 → 12:00 Underground visit ATLAS

Guides: Neza Ribaric (Lancaster) and Thandikire Madula (UCL)

Convener: Stephanie Hills (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

12:00 → 12:10 Walk between locations

12:10 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:00 Self-guided tour of Science Gateway and gift shop

14:00 → 14:30 Coffee with STFC Staff based at CERN

14:30 → 15:30 Self-guided tour of Science Gateway and gift shop