El País in English8d
Mark Thomson, physicist: ‘We are going to open a new window onto the universe that we haven’t had before’
The British scientist has been selected to lead the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, Europe’s CERN ...
Nature8d
New CERN chief pledges to forge ahead with $17-billion supercollider
British particle physicist Mark Thomson has been named as the next leader of CERN, the European particle-physics laboratory ...
World Radio Switzerland8d
CERN reveals new head
CERN has announced it will have a new head from 2026. It has chosen the British physicist Mark Thompson. He’s currently the head of the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council and hold the chair ...
Physics World8d
UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss
Thomson will become the 17th director-general of the CERN particle-physics laboratory when he takes up the position in 2026 ...