Civil Service Leadership Group visit to CERN

21 Feb 2024, 17:00 → 23 Feb 2024, 12:30 Europe/Zurich

STFC 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

 

 

Other useful links are:

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• PUBLIC TRANSPORT WEBSITE
• CERN WEBSITE

 

 

Wednesday 21 February

17:00 → 18:00 Arrival in Geneva: Meet and greet in the airport arrivals area

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

18:00 → 18:45 ATLAS Visitor Centre and 3d movie

18:45 → 19:30 Check in to CERN hostel

19:30 → 20:30 Dinner with UK early career technicians, engineers and physicists

Thursday 22 February

09:00 → 09:45 Introduction to CERN and the UK's role

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

09:45 → 10:00 Transport to visit location

10:00 → 11:00 Visit to CERN Data Centre

11:00 → 12:00 Visit Antimatter Factory

12:00 → 14:30 Lunch in Restaurant 1, self-guided tour of Science Gateway and email catch-up

14:30 → 15:15 Visit to ISOLDE nuclear physics facility

15:15 → 15:30 Transport to visit location

15:30 → 16:15 Visit to CCC (CERN Control Centre)

16:15 → 16:30 Transport to visit location

16:30 → 17:30 Underground visit to LHCb - guide tbc

17:30 → 17:45 Transport to visit location

17:45 → 19:30 Free time

19:30 → 21:30 Dinner

Friday 23 February

06:30 → 08:00 Breakfast from 06:30

08:00 → 08:30 Check out of hostel

08:30 → 09:00 Transport to visit location