UK Teacher Programme

17 Feb 2026, 19:00 → 21 Feb 2026, 07:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The UK Teacher Programme 2026 will take place from 17-21 February 2026. 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 the UK as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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UK Teacher Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/UKTP26-1

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

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

Tuesday 17 February

Welcome to CERN!

1 Welcome Drinks

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

2 Basics at CERN

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

3 Programme Objectives

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

Wednesday 18 February

Visits

4 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room

The whole group meets outside the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 08:15!

Group 1
08:15–08:30 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the SC
08:30–09:00 Synchrocyclotron
09:00–09:15 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
09:15–09:45 ATLAS Control Room
09:45–10:00 Walk from ATLAS to Building 13

Group 2
08:15–08:30 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the ATLAS Control Room
08:30–09:00 ATLAS Control Room
09:00–09:15 Walk from ATLAS to SC
09:15–09:45 Synchrocyclotron
09:45–10:00 Walk from SC to Building 13

Lectures

5 Introduction to CERN

11:00 Coffee break

6 Introduction to Particle Physics

12:30 Lunch break

Lectures

7 Introduction to Particle Accelerators

15:30 Coffee Break

Visits

8 CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 16:00!

Group 1
16:00–16:15 Transport from the CERN hotel to SM18
16:15–16:45 SM18
16:45–17:00 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
17:00–17:30 CCC
17:30–17:45 Transport from the CCC to the CERN hotel

Group 2
16:00–16:15 Transport from the CERN hotel to the CCC
16:15–16:45 CCC
16:45–17:00 Transport from the CCC to SM18
17:00–17:30 SM18
17:30–17:45 Transport from SM18 to the CERN hotel

Thursday 19 February

Lectures

9 Introduction to Particle Detectors

10:30 Coffee break

10 Medical Applications of Particle Physics

12:30 Lunch break

Workshops & Exhibitions

11 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
14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Science Gateway Exhibitions
15:30-17:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Social Events

12 Take public transport from CERN to the Cave Valaisanne

Please buy the "Tout Genève 1h" ticket (3CHF) to take tram 18 from CERN to "Gare Cornavin". Change there for tram 15 (direction: ZIPLO) and go to "Cirque", which is opposite the Cave Valaisanne.

13 Official Dinner of the UK Teacher Programme 2026

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

Friday 20 February

Visits

14 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre

The whole group leaves from the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 08:45!

Group 1
08:45–09:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the AD
09:00–09:30 Antimatter Factory
09:30–09:45 Walk from the AD to the Data Centre
09:45–10:15 Data Centre
10:15–10:30 Walk from the Data Centre to Building 6

Group 2
08:45–09:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Data Centre
09:00–09:30 Data Centre
09:30–09:45 Walk from the Data Centre to the AD
09:45–10:15 Antimatter Factory
10:15–10:30 Walk from the AD to Building 6

Lectures

15 Engineering at CERN

12:15 Lunch break (Restaurant 2)

Visits

16 CMS

The bus leaves in front of Restaurant 2 at 13:30!

13:30–14:00 Transport from Restaurant 2 to CMS
14:00–15:30 CMS
15:30–16:00 Transport from CMS to the CERN Hotel

16:00 Coffee Break

Closing Session

17 What's next?

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

17:15 Certificates & Goodie Bags