Liverpool Particle Physics Masterclass 2026

Europe/London
Liverpool Central Teaching Laboratories

Liverpool Central Teaching Laboratories

    • 9:30 AM 10:00 AM
      Arrival and registration 30m

      Coffee provided

    • 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
      Introductory Lectures
      • 10:00 AM
        Welcome 10m

        Welcome and safety briefing

        Speaker: Carl Gwilliam
      • 10:10 AM
        Introduction to Particle Physics 50m
        Speaker: Saskia Charity
    • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Interactive activity and lab tours
      • 11:00 AM
        Interactive workshop 1h G-FLEX (Liverpool Central Teaching Hub)

        G-FLEX

        Liverpool Central Teaching Hub

      • 11:00 AM
        Lab tours 1h

        Groups will rotate between the lab tour and the interactive session. Lab tours are 20 minutes long.

    • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
      Lunch 1h

      Lunch is provided. Undergraduate students from UoL will attend to chat about life as a Liverpool Physics student. A range of particle physics detectors built at Liverpool will be on display.

    • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
      LHCb computing activity
      • 1:00 PM
        Intro to LHCb activity 15m
        Speaker: David Hutchcroft (University of Liverpool)
      • 1:15 PM
        LHCb computing activity 1h 45m
    • 3:00 PM 4:31 PM
      CERN Videoconference and Closeout
      • 3:00 PM
        Videoconference with CERN 1h
      • 4:00 PM
        Feedback and closeout 30m
      • 4:30 PM
        Depart 1m