IPPOG: a global network for particle physics outreach and education

The European Physical Journal Plus 2026 Open access

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Authors: P. Abreu, Claire Adam Bourdarios, C. Alexa, M. Alhroob, Boyka Aneva, N. Angelides, Iqbal Muhammad Ansar, Katarina Anthony, N. Arnaud, Ralf Averbeck, I. G. Bearden, H. P. Beck
+88 more J. B. Hansen, M. Begalli, Jaroslav Bielcik, Uta Bilow, F. Blekman, Jacqueline Bondell, Beatrice Bressan, Barbora Bruant Gulejova, Fabiola Cacciatore, Ina Carli, Henrique Carvalho, Kenneth Cecire, Cecilia Collà Ruvolo, A. C. dos Reis, Antonio Jacques Costa, G. G. Da Silveira, D. Oliveira Damazio, Andres Guillermo Delannoy, J. Dolejší, M. Donadelli, K. Dreimanis, E. Duchovni, C. Escobar, E. Etzion, Arturo Fernandez Tellez, Panagiota Foka, Melissa Gaillard, B. Garćıa, P. Garcı́a-Abia, Fernando G. Gardim, Alessia Giampaoli, Carolin Gnebner, S. Goldfarb, R. Gonçalo, R. Gonzalez Suarez, P. M. Gravila, Ivã Gurgel, Roumyana Mileva Hadjiiska, Despina Hatzifotiadou, S. Hemmer, Gundega Selga Horste, D. Horváth, Sofia Hurst, Vassil Karaivanov, Christian Klein-Bösing, M. Kobel, Christine Kourkoumelis, Anja Kranjc Horvat, E. M. Le Boulicaut, S. Lehti, Thomas P. McCauley, Xabier Marcano, S. Mehlhase, Ivan Melo, K. Müller, Marcelo Munhoz, T. Naumann, Tapan Nayak, Clara Nellist, C. C. Ohm, Farid Ould-Saada, Sandra S. Padula, Kristaps Paļskis, P. Paolucci, Spencer Pasero, Marina Passaseo, Borislav PAVLOV, Catia Peduto, A. P. Pereira Peixoto, Rok Pestotnik, Jonatan Piedra, V. Pleskot, Dilia Maria Portillo Quintero, C. T. Potter, Jesús Puerta Pelayo, S. Ragoni, Natasa Raicevic, Jiří Rameš, Federico Leo Redi, A. Ruiz-Jimeno, Raul Sarmento, G. Sarpis, Sascha Schmeling, Christian Schwanenberger, Florin Secosan, Alexander Sharmazanashvili, K. Shaw, M. Shopova
DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07285-x
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Abstract

Abstract We present the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG), a global network dedicated to connecting students, educators, and the general public with the world of particle physics. In this paper, we outline the need to bridge the existing gap between the particle physics community and the wider audience, and we present the solutions that IPPOG has implemented to overcome it through three pillar Activities: the International Masterclasses and the Global Cosmics hands-on activities network, which have engaged together over 200,000 high-school students to date, and the curation of an Outreach Resource Database and web portal.

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Science Education and Pedagogy Educational Methods and Outcomes Museums and Cultural Heritage

Publication details

Journal / source
The European Physical Journal Plus
Volume
141
Issue
2
Pages
177
Publication date
17 February 2026
Language
EN