STFC Executive Chair & DSIT Director visit

Europe/Zurich
CERN

CERN

Description

Jess Atkinson, STFC’s Head of CERN, is looking forward to welcoming you to CERN, the world’s pre-eminent particle physics laboratory!

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:

    • 17:00 18:30
      Introduction to CERN and UK Engagement 1h 30m 61/1-007 - Room B

      61/1-007 - Room B

      CERN

      https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6516a9bb6a423b0014f4c604/uk_strategy_for_engagement_with_cern.pdf

    • 19:30 21:30
      Dinner (informal fondue at the Buvette des Bains de Paquis) 2h

      Advice for first-time visitors: wear layers and expect your clothes to smell of fondue at the end of the evening 😉

    • 09:00 14:30
      Official CERN Protocol Visit 5h 30m

      Programme to be shared by Protocol Office

    • 15:00 15:15
      Transport to Prevessin 15m
    • 15:15 15:45
      Protodune with Alessandro Thea 30m
    • 15:45 15:55
      Transport to CCC 10m
    • 15:55 16:30
      CCC (guide: Rhodri Jones) 35m
    • 16:30 16:45
      Transport to R1 15m
    • 16:45 17:30
      Tea with STFC staff based at CERN 45m
    • 17:30 19:30
      Pre-dinner break 2h
    • 19:30 21:30
      Dinner with members of UK university community (La Meyrinoise) 2h
    • 09:00 09:55
      Data Centre including walk-through (guide: Bob Jones) 55m
    • 09:55 10:00
      Walk to Antimatter Factory 5m
    • 10:00 10:55
      Antimatter Factory/Antiproton Decelerator (guide: Niels Madsen) 55m
    • 10:55 11:20
      Walk to/coffee in R2 25m
    • 11:20 11:30
      Walk to ISOLDE 10m
    • 11:30 12:20
      Visit to ISOLDE (guide: Sean Freeman) 50m
    • 12:20 14:00
      Walk to/lunch in R1 1h 40m
    • 14:00 15:00
      Roundtable with early career researchers 1h 222/R-003

      222/R-003

      CERN

    • 15:00 16:00
      Self-guided visit to the Science Gateway 1h

      (exit through the gift shop)