<ul><li>The UK particle physicist Mark Thomson has been selected as the 17th director-general of the CERN particle-physics laboratory.</li><li>Thomson, 58, will take up the position on 1 January 2026 for a five-year period succeeding Fabiola Gianotti.</li><li>Thomson has a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford and is currently the executive chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.</li><li>His main tasks will include overseeing the start of operations with the upgraded LHC and securing plans for the future collider project.</li></ul>

UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss

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