Insight through Accelerators.

Request for comments on Draft of Code of Conduct (CoC)

In order for scientific research to contribute to the realization of a richer human society, we strongly recognize the need to fulfill our accountability to society and to strictly regulate our own behavior, and we established the Code of Conduct in 2006. We plan to revise this Code of Conduct to incorporate new concepts such […]

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Production of a braille book “Origins of the Universe and Matter: Understanding the Invisible World”

The Institute of Particle Physics and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), KEKTsukuba University of Technology (NTUT) The Institute of Particle Physics and Nuclear Studies (IPNS) of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in collaboration with the Research and Support Center for Higher Education for People with Disabilities (R&S Center), National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology […]

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Revealing the Different Faces of Dark Matter

Uniting Macroscopic and Microscopic Worlds

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University of Victoria (Canada), KEK and UTokyo Sign MoU to Promote Hyper-Kamiokande Project

University of Victoria (UVic), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aims 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. Twenty-two […]

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FASERν検出器中で捕えた電子ニュートリノ反応事象のイベントディスプレイ

First Measurement of Electron- and Muon-Neutrino Interaction Rates at the Highest Energy Ever Detected from an Artificial Source

Researchers obtain the first direct observation of electron and muon neutrino interactions at the Large Hadron Collider using the FASERν detector

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KEK has established its basic policy and action guidelines regarding DE&I

The High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) has established the “KEK Basic Policy and Action Guidelines Regarding DE&I” to promote policies regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This policy is intended for everyone involved with KEK. KEK Basic Policy on DE&I High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) promotes cutting-edge research as an Inter-University Research Institute […]

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Unraveling Primordial Gravitational Waves

A Swift Formalism to See the Dawn of the Universe

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KEK-produced Video “International Linear Collider” Wins Silver at the Telly Awards

On May 21st, KEK’s video “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe: International Linear Collider” (Entry title: High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) International Linear Collider) won a Silver Award in the “Non-Broadcast – Science & Technology” category at the 45th Telly Awards, a prestigious honor in the television and video broadcasting industry. The video was […]

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KEK, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, is one of the world’s leading accelerator science research laboratories.