Universal secrets: Unpacking particle physics
Part of the British Science Festival
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Curious about the world’s smallest building blocks? Want to know the difference between muons and neutrinos? Desperate to delve into dark matter?
This panel discussion and Q&A will demystify the world of particle physics and uncover the things we still don’t know about our universe. This is your chance to quiz some of the world's leading particle physicists: Graziano Venanzoni (University of Liverpool), Saskia Charity (University of Liverpool), Mark Thomson (CERN) and Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford).
Find out about fascinating particle physics projects including the Muon g-2 experiment, the Darkside-20k experiment, and the Large Hadron Collider. Chaired by Anthony Hollander (University of Liverpool), the panel will discuss the international collaboration needed for such projects, the puzzles these experiments leave us with, and what’s coming next.
This panel will be accompanied by a showcase of particle detector equipment- Universal secrets: particle detectors- in the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre atrium from 12-5pm on Thursday 11 September.
This event forms part of the British Science Festival, hosted by John Moores University and the University of Liverpool, running from 10-14 September 2025.
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Access seats are available to visitors with additional access requirements such as wheelchair users. For access information and directions, please click here.
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Under-10’s are not permitted to sit on the balconies.
Food and hot drinks are not permitted in The Tung Auditorium.
This event will last approximately 1 hour