UK Particle Physics Masterclass Network Meeting 2026

Friday 11 Sept 2026, 09:30 → 22:30 Europe/London

Liverpool Physics

Carl Gwilliam, Saskia Charity

Overview

We are pleased to announce the next Particle Physics Masterclass network workshop at the University of Liverpool on Friday 11th September 2026 from 10:00 - 16:00. This follows previous events at the IOP (London) in 2024 and 2025. 

We encourage all HEPP groups to send representatives to the meeting to report or present on successful outreach and Masterclass activities and to share resources and identify areas for coordination. We welcome suggested talks and contributions - please indicate on the registration form if you would like to be added to the agenda.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided for registered participants. 

Registration is now open via this indico page. Please note that numbers are limited. In-person attendance is preferred but remote attendance is possible - please indicate on the registration form if you would like us to send you details for remote participation.

Details of the previous event can be found here: https://conference.ippp.dur.ac.uk/event/1479/.

We gratefully acknowledge support and coordination by the IOP HEPP Group and the University of Liverpool.

 

 

Venue

The meeting will be held in the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy (SIRE)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/aWV6kR1GXiwFvqhQ8

which is part of the Chadwick Building, number 207 on the Campus map

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/files/docs/maps/liverpool-university-campus-map.pdf

Upon arrival, the main entrance is on the east side of the building as shown below

The Seminar room is directly across from the entrance, through the coffee area, and will be sign posted.

09:30 Arrival and Coffee

Morning Session

1 Welcome and Introduction

Speakers: Carl Gwilliam, Saskia Charity

2 STFC National Lab Masterclasses

Speakers: Phill Day (STFC-RAL), Sophy Palmer (STFC-Daresbury)

3 RAL Higgs Search Workshop

Speaker: Emmanuel Olaiya (STFC-RAL)

11:10 Break & Discussion

4 Phoenix Event Display

Speaker: Ed Moyse

5 Elementary card game as a masterclass icebreaker activity

Speaker: Lennox Wood (University of Liverpool)

12:30 Lunch

Afternoon Session

6 Outreach activities for Y9 and GCSE at Liverpool

Speakers: Charlie Devlin, Michael Jones

7 Outreach & Historical Perspectives

Speaker: Jeff Forshaw (University of Manchester)

14:30 Beak & Discussion

8 Hosting community resources for HEP outreach

Speaker: Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow)

9 Discussion and wrap-up