A new LEGO model of the ATLAS detector has been developed to aid and enhance educational outreach. Comprising over 21,000 LEGO elements and measuring over 1m in length, this accurate 1/50 scale model depicts ATLAS as it will appear in the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) era. Cutaway walls clearly reveal every component of the real detector, from the muon chambers down to the ITk Strip Detector...
Communicating the breadth of research—from fundamental physics to cutting-edge detector upgrades—to non-expert audiences is a key challenge for the 6,000-strong CMS collaboration. Recognizing this, the CMS External Communication team embarked on a comprehensive strategic review - approved by the collaboration last year. Through extensive collaborative sessions, core team members defined key...
The CMS experiment is one of the largest international scientific collaborations in history, involving more than 6000 particle physicists, engineers, technicians, students and support staff from 250+ institutes in 55+ countries. The physics program and technical achievements of CMS are of great interest to a wide range of stakeholders, ranging from the general public, other scientists,...
Data analysis tasks are a key component of the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, a prestigious competition for high school students. Each participating country has its own selection process, open to students with an interest in Astronomy. Exam questions are an excellent way to introduce students to novel topics, provided the required knowledge to solve them is within the...
Outreach activities carried out by Research Institutions and Universities play a key role in bringing the public closer to scientific culture, and particularly, when aimed at younger audiences, in encouraging inspirations for STEM careers. In this context, numerous studies have highlighted that the most effective initiatives are those that allow students to immerse in the research setting and...
Lab2GO is a project to establish a closer contact between school and experimental sciences created by the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) and the University of Rome "La Sapienza". The goal is the spread of laboratory practice among students and teachers in high schools. In this contribution two different experiences will be described. In the first case, a museum laboratory present...
Equity, diversity and inclusion are vital for effective collaboration within an organisation like ATLAS, and the Early Career Scientists Board (ECSB) is an essential part of ATLAS's efforts in this area. The ECSB's mandate includes advising the administrative bodies of the ATLAS collaboration, gathering regular feedback, and proposing specific action items that improve early-career scientists'...
In the increasingly fragmented media landscape where there is an overload of information reaching any one member of the public, it is a human connection that cuts through. In order for our experiments to speak to people, to keep people engaged in the ongoing process of science, we need to humanise it where possible. In this talk we show how CMS outreach tries to platform a diverse set of...
In November 2014, CMS made history by releasing its first batch of open data, comprising approximately 27 terabytes of proton-proton collision data collected in 2010 at a 7 TeV center-of-mass energy. This groundbreaking release marked the beginning of a new era in particle physics at the LHC, where researchers, educators, and enthusiasts worldwide could access and analyse real collider data....
Sharing the amazing achievements of the particle physics world with the general public is at the heart of the Subatomic Heroes. Our activities range from merging art with a public physics lecture to marvelous performances at the local theater, over dedicated events for high-school students, to our Subatomic Heroes channel on instagram where you may also find out when and where our famous...
It is more important than ever to not only have a diverse community within science, but to show it to those outside who provide support and resources, as well as to young people hoping to make a career in this field. Allowing our audiences to see themselves reflected in members of our community, or to aspire to people we show them is a powerful way of connecting to them. In this poster, we, as...
The "Warning" project has reached its fifth edition this year. "Warning!" was born in 2020, when Pisa Foundation and the Pisa unit of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) launched this initiative with the aim of developing interdisciplinary educational paths, on the topics of major planetary dangers and environmental fragility. This project was conceived as a knowledge...
