Tag Archives: particle physics

CERN’s Beamline for Schools Wins EPS-HEPP Outreach Prize for Inspiring the Next Generation of Particle Physicists

(IN BRIEF) CERN’s Beamline for Schools (BL4S) programme has won the 2025 Outreach Prize from the European Physical Society’s High Energy and Particle Physics Division (EPS-HEPP) for its innovative efforts in engaging high school students with particle physics. The award … Read the full press release

KATRIN at KIT Sets New Record, Establishing an Upper Limit of 0.45 eV/c² for Neutrino Mass

(IN BRIEF) The KATRIN experiment at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has set a new upper limit for the mass of neutrinos at 0.45 eV/c², a record-breaking achievement that refines our understanding of these elusive particles. Neutrinos, which scarcely interact … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool Physicist Recognized for Pioneering Contributions to Particle Physics

(IN BRIEF) Professor Themis Bowcock from the University of Liverpool’s Department of Physics has been honored with the 2023 James Chadwick Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics (IoP) for his exceptional contributions to particle physics. Professor Bowcock’s work … Read the full press release

Michel Spiro, Former President of the CERN Council, promoted to the class of officer of the Legion of Honour (officier de la Légion d’honneur), the highest French order of merit

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research, has announced that Michel Spiro, its former president of the Council, has been … Read the full press release

Serbia agrees to CERN Convention and becomes the Organization’s 23rd Member State

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 25-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — CERN has just received formal notification from UNESCO about Serbia having agreed to the CERN Convention. As a result, the country has become CERN’s 23rd Member State. The other Member States are: Austria, Belgium, … Read the full press release

KTH to award honorary doctorates to particle physics and IT researchers

STOCKHOLM, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Two visionary researchers in the fields of particle physics and information technology will be awarded honorary doctorates at KTH’s annual ceremony for awarding PhDs and installing new professors in November. The two honorees are: Claire J. … Read the full press release