Tag Archives: UCL

Fourheads

Posted on 18/06/2026 by Jon Butterworth

So, is the above (a) a publicity shot from the stage adaptation of The Usual Suspects (b) four (one current, three previous) Heads of Physics and Astronomy at UCL.

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An “impossible” Higgs measurement becomes reality thanks to AI (and QCD)

Posted on 14/04/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Higgs bosons produced with high transverse momentum are a key probe for new physics. Since the discovery of the Higgs boson back in 2012, one of the most important things we have been doing at the CERN Large Hadron Collider … Continue reading →

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Some history of UCL and particle physics

Posted on 05/04/2026 by Jon Butterworth

UCL is 200 years old this year, and there is a lot to celebrate. Physics and astronomy have been here since the start.

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Bubble Chamber Breakthrough

Posted on 07/04/2025 by Jon Butterworth

As I am sure everyone is well aware by now, UCL won a share of an enormous prize yesterday. After half a century of valiant defeat and occasional failure to turn up, football really is coming home. We won the … Continue reading →

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