Professor Daniela Bortoletto in conversation with Mark Thomson, Director-General, CERN

Professor Daniela Bortoletto in conversation with Mark Thomson, Director-General, CERN, at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, where Professor Thomson studied physics

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In conversation: what's next for CERN

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Head of Particle Physics, Professor Daniela Bortoletto, talks to Oxford alumnus Mark Thomson, CERN Director-General, about what is in store for CERN as it prepares for a major upgrade that will take 4 years.

In January this year, British experimental particle physicist and Oxford University alumnus Mark Thomson took up the role of CERN Director-General. He talks with Professor Daniela Bortoletto, Head of Particle Physics at Oxford University, about overseeing the biggest upgrade CERN has undertaken in 20 years and what it means for science.