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An Expression of Interest to hold a DUNE Collaboration Meeting at Manchester Stefan Sldner-Rembold, on behalf of the DUNE universities in the North of England The City - Founded in Roman times - Birthplace of Industrial Revolution (cotton


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An Expression of Interest to hold a DUNE Collaboration Meeting at Manchester

Stefan Söldner-Rembold, on behalf of the DUNE universities in the North of England

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The City

  • Founded in Roman times
  • Birthplace of Industrial

Revolution (cotton mills)

  • Vibrant, modern city

Benjamin Disraeli: ‘Manchester is as great a human exploit as Athens.’

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Particle Physics - Past

  • Rutherford split the atom in

Manchester (gold foil experiment)

  • Rochester and Butler discovered

the Strange Particles

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Particle Physics – Present

About 40 staff and 40 graduate students.

including a strong theory group and accelerator physics.

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Dinner Possibilities

Whitworth Hall Museum of Science and Industry Old Trafford

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Reaching Manchester

  • 2nd largest UK airport with direct flights to

Europe, US (incl. Chicago), Asia

  • 30 mins from airport to venue by public transport
  • Regular fast trains to/from London
  • Many possibilities for excursions (e.g., York,

Chester, Chatsworth, Lake District, Peak District)

  • Visa support
  • Hotels at all price levels
  • Lower-cost student halls
  • No need for rental cars
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  • All meetings within walking distance, sufficient meeting

rooms of all sizes.

  • Facilities to organize additional smaller workshops

(computer clusters, breakout rooms etc..)

  • University is within 10 mins of city centre.
  • Lots of lunch options (about £5/$6).
  • Registration Fee in the range £50-100/$60-125,

depending on whether lunches are included.

  • AV/wifi available (eduroam, guest accounts)
  • Can also organize visit to Daresbury Lab.