STFC staff visit

15 Jan 2025, 12:00 → 16 Jan 2025, 16:30 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Steph Hills, our European Communications and Stakeholder Manager, is looking forward to welcoming you to 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. 

Other useful links are:

• PRACTICAL INFORMATION
• PUBLIC TRANSPORT WEBSITE
• CERN WEBSITE
• HOSTEL BOOKING NOTES

CERN Hostel booking notes - revised for internal STFC visitors.pdf

STFC visit practical information 160224.pdf

Wednesday 15 January

1 Introduction to CERN and STFC’s role

STFC staff visit Jan 2025.pdf

STFC staff visit Jan 2025.pptx

13:45 Brisk walk to Data Centre

2 Data Centre Visit Point

Speaker: Joel Murray Davies (CERN)

14:50 Gentle stroll to AD

3 Antimatter Factory with Michael Doser

15:45 Walk over to ISOLDE

4 Visit to ISOLDE

Speaker: Edward Noel Matthews (Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (DE) and EP-SME-IS)

16:45 Brisk march over to point 1

5 Underground visit to ATLAS experiment with Clara Nellist

18:00 Pre-dinner break

6 Dinner @ O Brasseur (St Genis)

https://www.obrasseur.com/

Thursday 16 January

08:45 Transport to CCC

7 CERN Control Centre

Speaker: Dr Sam Pitman (CERN)

09:40 Transport to point 8

8 Underground visit to LHCb

Speaker: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB))

11:00 Transport to Meyrin site

9 Coffee with STFC staff based at CERN

12:00 Lunch

10 Self-guided visit to Science Gateway and/or meetings with CERN opposite numbers

16:00 Depart