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UK candidate for CERN Director-General, Professor Mark Thomson: election brochure

This election brochure for Professor Mark Thomson explains his experience, credentials and vision for CERN as the UK candidate for the 2024 Director-General election.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
2 April 2024
Last updated
18 September 2024 — See all updates

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Professor Mark Thomson, UK candidate for Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 2024

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Professor Mark Thomson, UK candidate for Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 2024

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Professor Thomson is exceptionally well qualified to lead CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in its mission and keep CERN at the forefront of particle physics research. He has excellent scientific credentials, strong leadership experience on an international stage, and an outstanding track record of managing a large organisation through challenging periods.

This election brochure for Professor Thomson explains his experience, credentials and vision for CERN as the UK-supported candidate for the 2024 Director-General (DG) election.

This brochure includes:

  • a foreword by Peter Kyle, the Secretary of State of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • a summary from Mark Thomson on his vision for CERN
  • Mark Thomson’s CV

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Updates to this page

Published 2 April 2024
Last updated 18 September 2024 + show all updates

  1. Election brochure updated with message from the current Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

  2. Added translation

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