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Particle Physics in the new Curriculum for Excellence
Event description
A two-day meeting with secondary school teachers to discuss the recent introduction of particle physics in the new curriculum for Excellence. This meeting, funded by the University of Edinburgh, will provide a forum where teachers and practitioners in particle physics can exchange ideas on the subject.
Timetable
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- Live link to CERN (TBC) (0h45′)
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- Particle Physics Lecture 2 (0h25′)
- Speaker(s):
- Greig COWAN
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- Discussion 2 (0h25′)
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- Discussion 2 (0h20′)
- 28 Nov / 09:45—10:15
- Live link to CERN (0h30′)
- Speaker(s):
- Dias, Flavia
- 28 Nov / 10:15—10:40
- Particle Physics Lecture 1 (0h25′)
- Speaker(s):
- Luigi DEL DEBBIO (The University of Edinburgh)
- 28 Nov / 10:40—11:05
- Discussion 1 (0h25′)
- 28 Nov / 11:20—12:30
- Building a Cloud Chamber (1h10′)
- Speaker(s):
- Greig COWAN (Edinburgh)
- 28 Nov / 13:15—14:45
- Particle Physics Masterclass (1h30′)
- Speaker(s):
- Greig COWAN
- 28 Nov / 15:05—15:25
- Astrophysics in CfE (0h20′)
- Speaker(s):
- Vidmar, Matjaz (University of Edinburgh)
- 28 Nov / 15:25—15:30
- Tim Peake and the CERN@school (0h05′)
- Speaker(s):
- Victoria MARTIN (University of Edinburgh)
- 28 Nov / 15:30—15:50
- PP4SS: Particle Physics for Scottish Schools (0h20′)
- Speaker(s):
- Alan, Walker
- 28 Nov / 15:50—16:15
- Particle Physics Lecture 2 (0h25′)
- Speaker(s):
- Victoria MARTIN (University of Edinburgh)
- 28 Nov / 16:15—16:50
- Discussion 2 (0h35′)
Particle Physics in the new Curriculum for Excellence
Venues
The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics
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School of Physics and Astronomy
James Clerk Maxwell Building, 4305
Peter Guthrie Tait Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3FD
UK
James Clerk Maxwell Building, 4305
Peter Guthrie Tait Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3FD
UK
Organisers
- Luigi Del Debbio(
- University of Edinburgh
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Victoria Martin
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- University of Edinburgh
Key speakers
- Greig COWAN
- Dias, Flavia
- Luigi DEL DEBBIO (The University of Edinburgh)
- Greig COWAN (Edinburgh)
- Greig COWAN
- Vidmar, Matjaz (University of Edinburgh)
- Victoria MARTIN (University of Edinburgh)
- Alan, Walker
- Victoria MARTIN (University of Edinburgh)
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