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Summer student programs

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The particle physics division at Lund University participate in some programs for undergraduate students during the summer. These programs are offered by CERN and DESY laboratories and are carried out at the places of the accelerators in Switzerland and Germany. The students in these programs follow lectures in particle physics and do a project under the supervision of a scientist or engineer at CERN.

CERN Summer Student Program

A picture of the real view of CERN in Geneva in Switzerland
Areal view of CERN in Geneva in Switzerland


The CERN summer student programs offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students in physics, computing and engineering to join in the day-to-day work in research teams participating in experiments at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.

DESY summer student programs

A picture of the aerial view of DESY in Humburg, Germany. Credit: DESY
Aerial view of DESY in Humburg, Germany. Credit: DESY


Each summer DESY offers undergraduate students in physics and related science disciplines the possibility to participate in the research activities of the laboratory. These activities and programs are held in the place of DESY corporation in Hamburg, Germany.