Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) 2022
BSBF is a business oriented congress which congregates the main European Research Infrastructures, focused on technology and with the aim to be the main meeting point between Research Infrastructures and industry. The LSC took part along with 11 other ICTS in the second edition of this event, which was [...]
LSC & ICRR Sign Agreement to Promote Hyper-Kamiokande
The Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) in Spain and ICRR, UTokyo signed an agreement to promote Hyper-Kamiokande on the basis of the MoU signed in August 2022 by the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN) of Spain, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and The University of Tokyo (UTokyo).
Spain and Japan sign a MoU
The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN) of the Kingdom of Spain, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aimed to promote the Hyper-Kamiokande international scientific research project, whose main detector has been under construction with plans to start operation in 2027 at Kamioka, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen countries showed their interest in participating in this Japan-led project and the Kingdom of Spain is the second nation to sign MoU following Poland in February.
UNIZAR Extraordinary Course in Physics of the Universe
On Tuesday 19 July, one of the days of the extraordinary UNIZAR course was held at the LSC facilities. This day consisted of a visit to the underground facilities where Pipo Bayo and Beatriz Hernández gave the students an extensive tour of the facilities and experiments housed in them [...]
LSC’s 12th Anniversary
The LSC celebrated its 12th anniversary since the transfer of the subway infrastructure from the University of Zaragoza to the Consortium was agreed. The commemoration ceremony, after two years without being able to celebrate the 10th anniversary due to COVID-19, was chaired by the Director of the LSC, Carlos [...]
30th LSC Scientific Committee Meeting
The 30th meeting of the LSC’s Scientific Committee was held fully in-person, for the first time since the pandemic. The Committee greatly appreciated the opportunity to visit the underground lab and see the experiments and their current status and being able to learn more details by talking directly with [...]