{"id":26073,"date":"2025-05-09T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=26073"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:00:58","slug":"ireland-to-become-an-associate-member-state-of-cern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/ireland-to-become-an-associate-member-state-of-cern\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish\u00a0Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation\u00a0and Science\u00a0James Lawless.\u00a0Image: CERN<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geneva\u2014 CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland, James Lawless, signed an agreement on Thursday admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Associate Membership will enter into force once CERN has been informed that Ireland has completed all the necessary accession and ratification processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are extremely happy to welcome Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN. Irish scientists have been involved in CERN\u2019s programs for more than two decades, covering fields as varied as experimental physics, theory, medical applications, and computer science. This agreement enables us to enhance our collaboration, opening up a broad range of new and mutually beneficial opportunities in fundamental research, technological developments and innovation, and education and training activities,\u201d said Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am delighted to have signed this Associate Membership Agreement with CERN. This represents the culmination of significant work by the Government and CERN, building on the excellence of the Irish physics community. As an associate member of one of the world\u2019s most significant research organizations, Ireland will have an opportunity to gain access to excellent research, innovation, collaboration, and industry contracts. This long-term international commitment to our scientific community will demonstrate the Irish Government\u2019s continued and expanding support of Ireland\u2019s participation in leading global research collaborations,\u201d said\u00a0James Lawless, Irish\u00a0Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation\u00a0and Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universities from Ireland are participating in the LHC experiments\u00a0ATLAS<\/a>,\u00a0CMS<\/a>, and\u00a0LHCb<\/a>,\u00a0as well in experiments at the\u00a0ISOLDE<\/a>\u00a0facility. A number of theoretical physics groups in Ireland also collaborate with CERN. Furthermore, Ireland has a strong interest in computer science, medical physics, and civil engineering, and several of its universities are working with CERN on various projects in these fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ireland submitted its formal application for Associate Membership in November 2023. Associate Member State status was granted to Ireland by the CERN Council on 28 March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an Associate Member State, Ireland will be entitled to appoint representatives to attend meetings of the CERN Council, the Finance Committee, and the Scientific Policy Committee. Irish nationals will be eligible to apply for\u00a0limited-duration staff positions and CERN\u2019s graduate programs.<\/a> Irish companies will be able to\u00a0bid for CERN contracts<\/a>, increasing opportunities for industrial collaboration in advanced technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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