The physics masterclasses are organised each year at different universities around the world. Students of the last years of secondary education participate in this classes and are getting acquainted with the live and work of a physicist. During the masterclasses you will not only be submerged in quantum and/or astrophysics by real life scientists and experts, you will also do your own analysis of data collected at CERN of the South Pole. During live videoconferences you get into contact with international scientists, who are working at CERN or on Antartica. Watch out there are only a limited number of places available!

CERN Physics Masterclasses

10.000 students in 37 different countries take part in the yearly CMS International Masterclasses. Join us at VUB and unravel the mysteries of High Energy Particle Physics. After an introduction to Quantum Physics and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, you’ll analyze data recorded by the CMS experiment. You’ll delve into the Proton’s structure and who knows, you mighty find traces of the elusive Higgs Boson!

During the video conference at the end of the day, you’ll share your findings with students all over the world and CERN researchers.

Want to take part?

• The workshop is aimed at students aged 16 – 18
• it aims at individual students with an interest in (kwantum)physics, and takes place outside the school hours
• it will be divided over two days:
  • part 1: Wednesday February 17th 2021 | 2 pm until 4 pm (online course)
  • part 2: Saturday February 20th 2021 | 1 pm until 5:30 pm (live workshop or online workshop depending of the situation concerning covid)
• Taking part is free. No specific knowledge is required in advance
• The workshop will be in English