Accelerate your teaching with links to cutting-edge science

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href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/?sis-editor-tags=accelerators">Accelerators</a>, <a class="multidisciplinary-science"style="color: #707372;" href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/?sis-editor-tags=multidisciplinary-science">Multidisciplinary science</a>, <a class="particle-physics"style="color: #707372;" href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/?sis-editor-tags=particle-physics">Particle physics</a>, <a class="teaching-resources"style="color: #707372;" href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/?sis-editor-tags=teaching-resources">Teaching resources</a></p> </div> <div class="vf-links vf-links--tight vf-links__list--s"> <p class="vf-links__heading" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Available languages</p> <ul class="vf-links__list vf-links__list--secondary | vf-list"><li class="vf-list__item"><a class="vf-list__link" href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2024/accelerate-your-teaching/"><img class="wpml-ls-flag" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/flags/en.png" /> English</a></li> </ul> <p class="vf-text-body vf-text-body--4">See all articles in <a class="vf-link" href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/en/?post_type=sis-article"><img class="wpml-ls-flag" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/flags/en.png"> English </a></p> </div> </aside> </div> <div class="vf-content"> <div class="vf-author | vf-article-meta-info__author"> <p> <strong>Author(s): </strong>Jo Lewis <br /> </p> </div> <p style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Accelerate Your Teaching is a free online course for high-school teachers. Discover how particle accelerator stories can bring a range of STEM topics to life.</strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Introduction</h2> <div class="vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6"><div class=""> <div class="vf-content"> </div> </div> <div class="vf-grid__col--span-4"> <div class="vf-content"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="950" height="490" class="vf-figure__image" src="http://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard-950x490.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403963" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard-950x490.jpg 950w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard-475x245.jpg 475w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard-768x396.jpg 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/legacy-Postcard.jpg 1579w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure> <p><em>©Accelerating Teaching</em></p> </div> </div> <div class=""> <div class="vf-content"> </div> </div> </div> <p>Bringing cutting-edge science into your teaching can be a powerful way to engage and inspire students, but many teachers find it hard to keep their knowledge up to date, especially in fields they are not so familiar with. Accelerator science presents a particularly powerful opportunity because it is an incredibly multidisciplinary field that intersects with many topics across the traditional STEM subjects.</p> <p>Some of Europe’s largest research facilities, CERN, ESS, and MAX IV (see info box), have teamed up with pedagogy experts to create Accelerate Your Teaching, a free online professional development course aimed at science teachers across Europe.<sup>[<a href="#1">1</a>]</sup> Stories, case studies, videos, games, and apps are brought together on a single platform, with a clear structure to help teachers work through the material at a pace and to the depth they choose. Throughout are examples of Learning Scenarios – how to use the knowledge in your classroom – designed and tested with real teachers.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is the aim of the project?</h2> <p>The aim is to inspire teachers to use the stories from large facilities across Europe to teach topics they all teach: physics (forces, electromagnetism, light), chemistry (atomic structure, bonding, molecules); biology (the role of proteins, DNA, or ribosomes in the body or how water is taken up by plants). Or even geography, social sciences, and languages! These are, after all, international facilities so the people working there have fascinating and unusual insights and career routes.<strong> </strong></p> <p>School science often focuses on established science. By providing a range of ways to explore these topics in a classroom setting, Accelerate Your Teaching aims to engage teachers and, by extension, students in state-of-the-art research, highlighting science as a creative activity and showcasing diverse scientific careers. The future users of large-scale facilities like ESS, MAX IV, and CERN are all still at school and they deserve to learn what’s out there and what being a scientist in the 21<sup>st</sup> century is really like! Research today is hugely collaborative. Modern high-tech research is often about large shared facilities where research teams come together to do complex experiments.</p> <p>Accelerate Your Teaching gives context to these large-scale facilities, and demonstrates that accelerator technology is not limited just to a few big-name facilities. Did you know, for example, that there is likely a particle accelerator in your nearest city? Most large hospitals have at least one for cancer diagnosis and treatment. They are also used in the manufacture of cars. And now that you know that, wouldn’t you like to understand a little more about how they work? How <em>do</em> we get the tiny particles to move faster and faster instead of slowing down? How do we measure and detect them? And what impact do they have on our lives today?</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cutting-edge science in large facilities</h2> <p>Scientific input and advice for the course comes from the research centres at CERN, ESS, and MAX IV. They all have accelerators at the heart of their facilities, but use them for very different applications and research.</p> <div class="vf-grid vf-grid__col-1 | vf-box sis-information-box"> <div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">CERN</h3> <p>CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the Franco-Swiss border, near Geneva. It was one of Europe’s first joint ventures and now has 23 <a href="https://home.cern/about/member-states" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">member states</a>. Its aim is to advance the boundaries of human knowledge by delving into the smallest building blocks of our universe.</p> <p>Physicists and engineers at CERN use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter: fundamental particles. Subatomic particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives clues about how the particles interact and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature.</p> <p>The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built <a href="https://home.cern/science/accelerators/how-accelerator-works" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">particle accelerators</a> and <a href="https://home.cern/science/experiments/how-detector-works" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">detectors</a>. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:80%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="902" height="600" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CERN-3D-cut-dipole-tunnel-montage-photo-corr-902x600.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403063" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CERN-3D-cut-dipole-tunnel-montage-photo-corr-902x600.jpg 902w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CERN-3D-cut-dipole-tunnel-montage-photo-corr-451x300.jpg 451w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CERN-3D-cut-dipole-tunnel-montage-photo-corr-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CERN-3D-cut-dipole-tunnel-montage-photo-corr.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px" /><figcaption class="vf-figure__caption"><em>3D cut of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) dipole</em><br><em>Image courtesy of Daniel Dominguez, CERN</em></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> </div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">ESS</h3> <p>ESS (European Spallation Source ERIC) is a research facility under construction in Lund, Sweden, with a data management and software centre based in Copenhagen, Denmark. When completed, ESS will be the world’s most powerful accelerator-based neutron source to study the structure and behaviour of matter at the atomic level.<br></p> <p>When operational, researchers from academia and industry will use the neutrons generated at the ESS facility to learn more about materials and biological systems, unlocking discoveries and driving innovative solutions to tackle global challenges, from energy to healthcare and sustainability.<br></p> <p>Built by 13 countries, ESS is a flagship European big-science project, with technical components built at more than 40 European research institutes and with know-how from more than 100 laboratories and experts worldwide.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:80%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="950" height="513" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESS-Aerial-view-Feb-2023-external-view-950x513.png" alt="" class="wp-image-403127" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESS-Aerial-view-Feb-2023-external-view-950x513.png 950w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESS-Aerial-view-Feb-2023-external-view-475x257.png 475w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESS-Aerial-view-Feb-2023-external-view-768x415.png 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESS-Aerial-view-Feb-2023-external-view.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="vf-figure__caption">The ESS linear accelerator runs underground from top left to the target in the centre where neutrons are generated and sent to instruments positioned radially.<br><em>©ESS</em></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> </div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">MAX IV</h3> <p>MAX IV Laboratory, hosted by Lund University, is a Swedish national laboratory that provides scientists with brilliant X-rays for research. When it opened in 2016, it was the first fourth-generation synchrotron facility in the world. </p> <p>A synchrotron is a circular accelerator that accelerates electrons, which then emit extremely bright X-ray light. The high-quality X-ray light produced at MAX IV is used by thousands of researchers every year to study materials and biological sciences. </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:80%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="900" height="600" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9-900x600.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403191" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9-900x600.jpg 900w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9-450x300.jpg 450w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AerialviewMAXIV9.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><figcaption class="vf-figure__caption">The MAX IV facility<br><em>Image courtesy of  Johan Persson</em></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">A resource designed by and for teachers</h2> <p>The diverse partners behind the project are experts in pedagogy, accelerators, and large-scale research.</p> <p>The project was led by the department for science and education, Malmö University, Sweden, with science pedagogues from Copenhagen University, Denmark, Experimentarium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Vattenhallen in Lund, Sweden. All the materials have been designed and tested with teachers. The course is hosted on the European Schoolnet Academy, Europe’s leading network for European teachers, and specifically within Scientix, their platform for science teachers.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:5%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:90%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1980" height="1164" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-403703" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3.png 1980w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3-475x279.png 475w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3-950x558.png 950w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3-768x451.png 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-3-1536x903.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:5%"></div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is in the course?</h2> <p>This professional development course aims to inspire teachers to use the stories from large facilities across Europe to teach topics such as forces, magnetism, structure of an atom, light, the electromagnetic spectrum, etc. Many types of materials are available, with a few listed below:</p> <p><strong>Scientist stories</strong>: Short videos of people who work with these facilities are embedded in the course. They explain what it’s like to use a synchrotron or a neutron facility, what links CERN’s accelerator to Star Wars, and why we are still studying superconductors even while we are using them to run these machines.</p> <p>Marina, a teacher who participating in a live event in 2023, said: “Scientist stories provided valuable insights into the real-world applications of scientific concepts. There are clear connections between the concepts mentioned in the stories and what we teach in our curriculum. Using some of these stories as a context for teaching is an excellent idea. It not only makes the lessons more relatable but also encourages students to see the practical applications of what they are learning.”</p> <p><strong>Games</strong>: Developed by the experienced Science Education team in Copenhagen University, the online game <a href="https://racetospace.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Race to Space</a> uses role play to imagine how students would use a neutron source to detect and measure lithium in space. Race to Space helps pupils develop a range of skills, and the format allows them to dig deep and ask questions without fear of asking silly questions or getting it wrong.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:80%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="950" height="475" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buu-950x475.png" alt="" class="wp-image-403639" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buu-950x475.png 950w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buu-475x238.png 475w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buu-768x384.png 768w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buu.png 1064w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="vf-figure__caption">©<em>Accelerating Teaching</em></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> </div> <p><strong>Apps</strong>: We introduce ‘AcceleratAR’ – an app you can use on a tablet or phone to create an augmented reality toolkit to test how particle accelerators work.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:20%"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:60%"> <figure class="vf-figure wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="770" height="436" class="vf-figure__image" src="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acceleratAR.png" alt="" class="wp-image-403319" srcset="https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acceleratAR.png 770w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acceleratAR-475x269.png 475w, https://www.scienceinschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acceleratAR-768x435.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px" /><figcaption class="vf-figure__caption">©<em>acceleratAR</em></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:20%"></div> </div> <p><strong>Learning scenarios</strong>: Every section of the course shows how to embed the lessons in your own teaching by using learning scenarios: an in-depth lesson plan with curriculum links and real context plus the materials needed to use them in your own lessons. In addition, there is advice on how to write your own lesson plan on whichever section of the course most appeals to you and your students.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to take part</h2> <p>Live participation in the course closed on 22 November 2023, but all the content remains available in an online archive for you to participate in at your leisure, with all materials available to download and recordings of the live events included. So, <a href="https://bit.ly/AT_MOOC23"></a><a href="https://bit.ly/AT_MOOC23" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">enrol now</a> to update your knowledge on cutting-edge science and research, and how it can help accelerate your teaching!</p> <hr class="vf-divider"> <div class="vf-stack vf-stack--400"> <h3>References</h3><p><a id="1" name="1"></a>[1] Accelerate Your Teaching MOOC website: <a href="https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/courses/course-v1:AT+AcceleratingTeaching+2023/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/courses/course-v1:AT+AcceleratingTeaching+2023/about</a>.</p> <h3>Resources</h3><ul> <li>Discover CERN’s brand-new science education and outreach centre: Woithe J (2024) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2024/cern-science-gateway/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CERN Science Gateway: a guide for teachers</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>66</strong>.</li> <li>Learn about CERN’s national and international teacher programs: Wiener J (2023) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2023/cern-teacher-programmes-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CERN Teacher Programmes 2024</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>65</strong>.</li> <li>Discover how Star Wars can be used to engage students with accelerator science: Welsch CP (2021) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/the-physics-of-star-wars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The physics of Star Wars: introducing accelerator science</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>54</strong>.</li> <li>Build a Gauss cannon to model linear acceleration and spallation: Lewis J, Michalak L (2024) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2024/build-a-linear-accelerator-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Build a linear accelerator model</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>67</strong>.</li> <li>Explore the nature of science by building LEGO mystery boxes: Kranjc Horvat A et al. (2022) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2022/mystery-box-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The mystery box challenge: explore the nature of science</a>. <em>Science in School</em> <strong>59</strong>.</li> <li>Try this role-playing activity to understand how research projects are funded and the importance of basic research: McHugh M et al. (2022) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/basic-versus-applied-research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is it good for? Basic versus applied research</a>. <em>Science in School</em> <strong>55</strong>.</li> <li>Build a virtual accelerator to learn about the different components accelerator science: Welsch CP (2021) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/build-your-own-virtual-accelerator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Build your own virtual accelerator</a>. <em>Science in School</em> <strong>54</strong>.</li> <li>Let your students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves: Torres R (2023) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2023/surfatron-catch-the-wave-of-accelerators/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>62</strong>.</li> <li>Discover how scientists have determined in which season the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth: Capellas Espuny M (2022) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2022/reign-dinosaurs-ended-in-spring/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>57</strong>.</li> <li>Learn about the use of proton beams for cancer therapy: Welsch CP (2021) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/proton-torpedoes-reach-the-target/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Death Star or cancer tumour: proton torpedoes reach the target</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>55</strong>.</li> <li>Read about how X-ray free-electron lasers are used to investigate particles’ structure: Wilson R (2021) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/unlocking-the-secrets-of-photosynthesis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plant solar power: unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis with X-ray free-electron lasers</a>. <em>Science in School</em> <strong>54</strong>.</li> <li>Find out how magnetic ‘storms’ could help us achieve better, faster data storage: Chandran A (2023) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2023/ultra-short-light-can-improve-data-storage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Information revolution: how ultra-short bursts of light could help us improve data storage</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>62</strong>.</li> <li>Learn how scientists have been working to tackle COVID-19 during the pandemic: Wilson R (2021) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2021/pulling-together-collaborative-research-approach-study-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pulling together: a collaborative research approach to study COVID-19</a>. <em>Science in School</em> <strong>51</strong>.</li> <li>Discover the harmful pollutants harboured in dirty windows: Gutfreund P (2024) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2024/grimy-windows-could-be-pollutants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grimy windows could be harbouring toxic pollutants</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>66</strong>.</li> <li>Read about how cosmic rays from space can affect electronics on Earth: ILL (2023) <a href="https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2023/particle-physics-aviation-safety/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What does particle physics have to do with aviation safety?</a>. <em>Science in School </em><strong>62</strong>.</li> </ul> <div class="sis-author-box"><h3>Author(s)</h3><p>Jo Lewis is Communications and Public Engagement officer at European Spallation Source ERIC. She has a background in biochemistry and an MSc in Science Communication. Before moving to Sweden and ESS in 2020, she worked for ten years at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, which houses a number of large facilities, including a neutron spallation source, called ISIS, that is almost as old as she is.</p> </div> <h3>License</h3> <div><a href="/copyright">CC-BY</a></div> <div> Text released under the Creative Commons CC-BY license. 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