CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation Summer School

8 Jun 2026, 00:00 → 12 Jun 2026, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

3179 (CERN)

Mikko Sairanen, Jimmy Poulaillon

Join the 2026 summer school on experimentation-driven research methodologies at CERN IdeaSquare in Geneva during 8th-12th June and expand your research skills with hands-on, interdisciplinary training.

This unique programme is led by renowned experts from leading universities and includes lectures, roundtable discussions, and interactive workshops on designing, executing, and analysing experiments for innovation research, accompanied by an on-site experiment.

Open to PhD students and senior academics from any discipline, this tuition-free programme also includes networking opportunities, visits to CERN’s experimental sites, and a social dinner at Bains-des-Pâquis, Geneva. More information on the agenda and contents is available in the call document below.

 

Summer_School_Call_2026.pdf

Monday 8 June

1 Arrivals

Suggestion for early arrivals: visit Science Gateway at CERN

2 Welcome to CERN and IdeaSquare

Introductions and practicalities

Speaker: Mikko Sairanen

3 Getting to know each other

14:45 Break

4 Experimentation at CERN

16:00 Break

5 Methodological deep dive: Living labs

Tuesday 9 June

6 Methodological deep dive: Design science

10:30 Break

7 Methodological deep dive: Laboratory experiments

12:15 Lunch

8 Roundtable with experts: comparing methodologies

9 Experiment visit: Synchrocyclotron

10 Kick-off of the experiment exercise

Wednesday 10 June

11 Teamwork time, including mentoring from teachers

12:15 Lunch

12 Experiment visit: Antimatter Factory

13 Team presentations and feedback: experiment designs

Thursday 11 June

14 Teamwork time, including mentoring from teachers

12:30 Lunch

15 Teamwork time, including mentoring from teachers

15:00 Break

16 Team presentations: results and learnings

17 Optional: Social fondue dinner

Friday 12 June

18 Reflections and final synthesis

Final expert Q&A, etc.

10:30 Break

19 Closing of the CIJ Summer School