STFC APPRENTICE VISIT

Europe/Zurich
CERN

CERN

Description

Steph Hills and Giulia Locati are 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. 

Other useful links are:

 

  • Wednesday, 2 November
    • 12:30 13:15
      Meet and greet with STFC Apprentices at CERN Reception & lunch 45m
    • 13:15 13:45
      Introduction to CERN and visit to SC (Synchrocyclotron)
      Convener: Stephanie Hills (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB))
    • 13:45 14:45
      Walk and visit to ISOLDE
      Convener: Bruce Marsh (CERN)
    • 14:45 15:45
      Walk and visit to Data Centre
      Convener: Tim Smith (CERN)
    • 15:45 17:00
      Transport and visit to B180 and SMI2 (Magnet Assembly)
      Conveners: Graeme Barlow (CERN), Tavis Alexander Bampton (CERN)
    • 17:00 17:20
      Return to Main Building to collect bags and transport arranged to hotel
    • 19:00 21:00
      Dinner at O'Brasseur, St. Genis-Pouilly 2h
  • Thursday, 3 November
    • 08:40 09:00
      Transport arranged from hotel to CCC, with bag drop-off at Steph's office
    • 09:00 09:45
      Visit to CCC (Cern Control Centre)
      Convener: Simon Albright (CERN)
    • 09:45 11:00
      Transport and visit to LHCb
      Convener: Paula Collins (CERN)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Transport and visit to AD (AntiMatter Factory)
      Convener: Danielle Louise Hodgkinson (University of Manchester (GB))
    • 12:00 14:00
      Transport to Meyrin site and lunch + Self-guided tour to the Globe and gift shop 2h
    • 14:00 16:00
      Meet the Technicians
    • 16:00 16:30
      Public transport to Geneva / airport 30m