​Participation in the Ukrainian-Swiss Workshop on the History of Science and Technology

On January 26, 2026, the international workshop “Ukrainian Contribution to Particle Physics: History and Prospects” commenced. The event was organized in a hybrid format, hosted both at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, and within the scientific cluster of Kharkiv.

The four-day workshop commemorates the 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s associate membership in CERN. Its primary goal is to unite the efforts of the international community in studying and memorializing the contributions of Ukrainian researchers to the global treasury of scientific heritage.

Among the participants was Olha Vovk, a lecturer of the Department of Historiography, Source Studies, and Archaeology. She presented a report titled “To the Origins of Ukrainian Physics: The Contribution of Vasyl Karazin (1773–1842)”. During her presentation, she outlined the achievements of the founder of Kharkiv University as the first Ukrainian physicist, demonstrating the global significance and recognition of his work. Furthermore, she emphasized the urgent need for a more active representation and popularization of Ukrainian studies on the history of science and technology within the global intellectual space.

Background information: CERN is the world’s largest centre for scientific research and a hub for global cooperation. It is the birthplace of technologies that have reshaped the modern world, including the creation of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the construction of the Large Hadron Collider.