Danish Teacher Programme

28 Sept 2025, 20:00 → 3 Oct 2025, 15:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Lars Varming Joergensen (CERN), Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The Danish Teacher Programme 2025 will take place from 28 September to 3 October 2025. Lectures, on-site visits, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops will introduce its participants to cutting-edge particle physics. We hope our participants will go back to Denmark as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Danish Teacher Programme 2025: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/DKTP25-2

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

In case of emergency:
CERN fire brigade: 0041 22 76 74444

Sunday 28 September

20:00 → 21:00 Welcome to CERN!

Monday 29 September

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Basics at CERN & Programme Objectives

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

DKTP25_Basics.pdf

DKTP25_Objectives.pdf

09:45 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Dr Lars Varming Joergensen (CERN)

CERN_introduction4_ENG_2025.pdf

CERN_introduction4_ENG_2025.pptx

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Introduction to Particle Accelerators

Speaker: Sune Jakobsen (CERN)

Accereratorer_final_small.pdf

Accereratorer_final_small.pptx

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 18:00 Visits

14:00 CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 14:00!

Group 1
14:00-14:15 Transport from the CERN hotel to SM18
14:15-14:45 SM18
14:45-15:00 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
15:00-15:30 CCC
15:30-15:45 Transport from the CCC to the CERN hotel

Group 2
14:00-14:15 Transport from the CERN hotel to the CCC
14:15-14:45 CCC
14:45-15:00 Transport from the CCC to the SM18
15:00-15:30 SM18
15:30-15:45 Transport from the CCC to the CERN hotel

CCC Animations 1

CCC Animations 2

15:45 Coffee Break

16:15 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 16:15!

Group 1
16:15-16:30 Walk from the Main Building to the SC
16:30-17:00 Synchrocyclotron
17:00-17:15 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
17:15-17:45 ATLAS Control Room
17:45-18:00 Walk from ATLAS to the Main Building

Group 2
16:15-16:30 Walk from the Main Building to ATLAS
16:30-17:00 ATLAS Control Room
17:00-17:15 Walk from ATLAS to the SC
17:15-17:45 Synchrocyclotron
17:45-18:00 Walk from SC to the Main Building

CERN's history at the SC

SC_LayingTheFoundations.pdf

SC.mp4

SC_PhysRevLett.1.247.pdf

18:00 → 19:00 Social Events

18:00 Welcome Reception

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

Tuesday 30 September

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics

Speaker: Jorgen Beck Hansen (University of Copenhagen (DK))

CERN_PP_foredrag_Sep2025.pdf

CERN_PP_foredrag_Sep2025.pptx

LHC-event(2).mov

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Introduction to Particle Detectors

Speaker: Sune Jakobsen (CERN)

Detektorer_final_small.pdf

Detektorer_final_small.pptx

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:00 Visits

13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 13:45!

Group 1
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:15 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:15-16:30 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:15 Science Gateway Exhibitions
15:15-16:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop

DIY Cloud Chamber

Wednesday 1 October

09:00 → 10:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to Antimatter Research

Speaker: Dr Lars Varming Joergensen (CERN)

antimatter7CERN.pdf

antimatter7CERN.ppt

10:45 → 12:30 Visits

10:45 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre

Group 1
10:45-11:00 Walk from Building 40 to the AD
11:00-11:30 Antimatter Factory
11:30-11:45 Walk from the AD to the Data Centre
11:45-12:15 Data Centre
12:15-12:30 Walk from the Data Centre to Restaurant 2

Group 2
10:45-11:00 Walk from Building 40 to the Data Centre
11:00-11:30 Data Centre
11:30-11:45 Walk from the Data Centre to the AD
11:45-12:15 Antimatter Factory
12:15-12:30 Walk from the AD to Restaurant 2

Data Centre Animations

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 21:30 Social Events

14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

For the treasure hunt, you need a 9 am day ticket ("Tout Genève 9h"), which you can buy for 8 CHF at the tram stop. You can start the treasure hunt at any time.

19:30 Official Dinner of the Danish Teacher Programme 2025

Although it's the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes which you feel comfortable in.

Cave Valaisanne - Chalet Suisse
BD Georges-Favon, 23
1204 Genève
www.chaletswiss.ch

Thursday 2 October

09:00 → 12:30 Workshops

09:00 Particle Physics Masterclass 1/2

Speaker: Jorgen Beck Hansen (University of Copenhagen (DK))

MC_Sep2025.pdf

MC_Sep2025.pptx

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Particle Physics Masterclass 2/2

Speaker: Jorgen Beck Hansen (University of Copenhagen (DK))

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 16:30 Visits

13:30 CMS

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:30!

13:30-14:00 Transport from the CERN Hotel to CMS
14:00-16:00 CMS
16:00-16:30 Transport from CMS to the CERN Hotel

17:00 → 18:00 Lectures

17:00 Project Earth

Speaker: Becky Parker (Simon Langton Girls' School)

Friday 3 October

09:00 → 11:30 Visits

09:00 ISOLDE

Group 1
09:00-09:30 ISOLDE intro
09:30-10:00 ISOLDE visit

Group 2
09:00-09:30 ISOLDE visit
09:30-10:00 ISOLDE intro

10:30 ALICE Lab

Speaker: Ian Gardner Bearden (Niels Bohr Institute)

11:30 → 13:00 Closing Session

11:30 What's next?

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

DKTP25_What'sNext.pdf

12:00 Certificates & Goodie Bags