Education and outreach Archives – Page 11 of 16

The incomprehensibility principle

Gordon Fraser ponders on paying attention.

Peer-reviewed particle physics for all

A new initiative to provide open access to peer-reviewed particle physics research literature was launched at CERN on 1 October by the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Phy...

It’s good to blog

Norbert Holtkamp extols the virtues of blogging as a way to encourage dialogue on important issues.

Into Africa – a school in fundamental physics

On 1 August, 65 students arrived at the National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP) in Stellenbosch, South Africa. They were there to participate in the first African School on Fundamental Ph...

Presenting Science: A Practical Guide to Giving a Good Talk and The Craft of Scientific Communication

James Gillies reviews in 2010 Presenting Science: A Practical Guide to Giving a Good Talk and The Craft of Scientific Communication.

CERN@school brings real research to life

Teacher Becky Parker talks about how her school is making it "cool".

CERN – the knowledge hub

Claudio Parrinello highlights CERN's role as a catalyst for the exchange of knowledge.

Big Science, bigger outreach

Today the scientific community and the relevant authorities on scientific policies share a general consensus on the importance of conveying to society the main results and general consequences of rese...