Read article 'Mark Alastair Rayner 1983–2026'
Mark Alastair Rayner 1983–2026
Mark Rayner, editor of CERN Courier, passed away on 23 March. His love of physics, talent for communication and editorial rigour raised the bar for this magazine.
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Read article 'Jan Żylicz 1932–2026'
Jan Żylicz 1932–2026
Jan Żylicz, an outstanding nuclear physicist, passed away in Warsaw on 16 February 2026.
Read article 'Roger Barlow 1951–2026'
Roger Barlow 1951–2026
Roger Barlow passed away suddenly on 1 February 2026 at his home in Wales. He had an illustrious career in particle physics and, latterly, also in accelerator physics.
Read article 'Michael Wohlmuther 1975–2025'
Michael Wohlmuther 1975–2025
Michael Wohlmuther, an internationally recognised expert on spallation physics and technologies, tragically passed away on 30 October 2025 in Lund, Sweden, at the age of 50.
Read article 'Execution mode'
Execution mode
Norbert Holtkamp returns to Fermilab with a clear mandate: deliver DUNE, honour the laboratory’s legacy of bold leadership and reaffirm big science’s responsibility to society.
Read article 'Policymaking with data'
Policymaking with data
James Robinson reflects on a journey from the ATLAS collaboration to the Environment and Sustainability programme at the Alan Turing Institute.
Read article 'The revolution ahead'
The revolution ahead
Michael S Turner argues that the next breakthrough in particle physics and cosmology may be just around the corner.
Read article 'Eiffel honour for women physicists'
Eiffel honour for women physicists
The list spans nearly 250 years and multiple disciplinary domains.
Read article 'Antonino Zichichi 1929–2026'
Antonino Zichichi 1929–2026
Antonino Zichichi, one of the most influential figures in high-energy physics and a towering presence in Italian scientific culture, passed away in Rome on 9 February 2026, at the age of 96.
Read article 'Erich Lohrmann 1931–2026'
Erich Lohrmann 1931–2026
Erich Lohrmann, an experimental physicist who shaped the research programme at DESY, passed away on 10 January 2026 at the age of 94.
