Thousands of people visited CERN during Heritage Day thanks to the SAPHIR immersive experience
Through the immersive experience “LHC: An Immersive Experience,” the SAPHIR Millennium Institute introduced thousands of visitors to particle physics and the Large Hadron Collider during Heritage Day 2026. What is it like to walk through the tunnel of the world’s largest particle accelerator? How are particles studied […]
A New Strategy for Particle Physics and Opportunities for Chile: A Perspective from SAPHIR
The 2026 update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics confirms the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) as the immediate scientific priority for the international community and identifies the Future Circular Collider (FCC) as one of the facilities set to guide the exploration of fundamental physics during the second half of the century […]
Chile officially becomes an Associate Member State of CERN
On Thursday, Chile officially became an Associate Member State of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), following the ratification of the agreement signed by both parties and its accession to the protocol on privileges and immunities of this organization, the world’s leading institution in particle physics research. The Institute […]
Director of the Division of Science, Energy, Education, Innovation and Astronomy (Decyti) visits SPAHIR
The Division of Science, Energy, Education, Innovation, and Astronomy (Decyti) of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited our Institute. During a tour of our facilities at Andrés Bello University, we shared with the delegation our plans for international cooperation between the Millennium Institute SAPHIR and CERN, among other topics. The […]
Meet Marco Ayala, postdoctoral researcher collaborating on the NA64 and SND@LCH projects at CERN
Learn about Sebastián Cepeda's experience working on CERN's SND@LHC project.
Task Force: CERN commission in Chile visits facilities of the SAPHIR Millennium Institute at UNAB
The SAPHIR Millennium Institute has been dedicated to subatomic physics research for more than three years and works in collaboration with leading international scientific centers such as CERN. Within this context, it received a visit from a committee that traveled to Chile to learn about and evaluate the institutions that are part of the agreement […]
Chile seeks to strengthen its presence at CERN: SAPHIR Millennium Institute researcher talks about it in important national media
Learn about Paulo's experience in the Summer Student Program at CERN
Saphir Institute: Scientists Present at President Gabriel Boric's Visit to CERN
Santiago, July 19, 2023 – Today, President Gabriel Boric made a historic visit to CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland. On this occasion, leading scientists from the Saphir Institute had the honor of being present and sharing our country's scientific advances with the president. During the visit […]