Tag: Schools
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CERN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
CERN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science For three years now, CERN has been organising visits of women scientists and engineers to local schools on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated annually on 11 February This year, new partnerships with the Science Outreach Department
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When maths become superstars at the Globe
When maths become superstars at the Globe On Thursday 24 January, 350 delighted spectators had the opportunity to find out that mathematics can be both funny and poetic thanks to the show “Mad Maths”, written by Olivier Faliez and Kevin Lapin On Thursday 24 January, 350 delighted spectators had the opportunity to find out that
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My project in 15 minutes: A successful cross-border colloquium
My project in 15 minutes: A successful cross-border colloquium CERN invited pupils from both sides of the border to the cross-border symposium “Mon TPE/TM en 15 minutes” (“My project in 15 minutes”), on Friday 12 October As part of a collaboration with Swiss and French schools, CERN invited pupils from both sides of the border
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International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe
International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe On 26 April 2018, over 150 girls participated in a variety of interactive workshops and mentoring sessions at ITU headquarters in Geneva, centered around the theme “Expand horizons, change attitudes.” These local school girls, aged 13 to 17, learned all about the latest technologies and
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Be a Physicist project
Be a Physicist project This year again, around 900 local school pupils participated in the project Be a Physicist. The children and their teachers led investigations on mysterious boxes that they couldn't open. What are hypotheses, data and proof? How do you conduct an experiment? Or disseminate its results? These are the types of question
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Female physicists and engineers go back to school
Female physicists and engineers go back to school Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Throughout the week leading up to the International Day of Women and Girls
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Pupils in the Pays de Gex and Geneva share their science
Pupils in the Pays de Gex and Geneva share their science As part of a collaboration with Swiss and French schools, CERN invited pupils from both sides of the border to the sixth edition of the cross-border symposium “Mon TPE/TM en 15 minutes”, held on Friday, 13 October at the Globe The event was modelled
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World Teachers’ Day@CERN: Empowering Science Teachers
World Teachers’ Day@CERN: Empowering Science Teachers This year, join us in celebrating the World Teachers’ Day 2017 with a special event at the CERN Globe of Science and Innovation on 5 October. For the very first time, we will welcome Matt Parker to CERN. Matt is a well-known stand-up comedian and mathematics communicator, or as
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Who runs the (programming) world? Girls!
Who runs the (programming) world? Girls! CERN participated in the annual Girls in ICT Day event held on 27 April at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva. In the past 10 years, the percentage of female personnel at CERN has barely increased: women still only account for about 20% of the total. One of
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How does CERN encourage women in science?
How does CERN encourage women in science? International Women in Science Day: CERN sends researchers to local schools and invites organisations to learn what inspires young women into science In physics, as in other sciences, there is often a huge gap between the number of men and women. Just 20% of CERN’s community are women,
