Over the next decade, physicists hope to coalesce around a plan and start transitioning to the next stage. This way, when the LHC has completed its stint as the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the next generation of physicists will be able to smoothly transition to the next generation of collider.

This year’s Future Circular Collider (FCC) Week took place online from 28 June to 2 July, attracting 700 participants from all over the world to debate the next steps needed to produce a feasibility report in 2025/2026, in time for the next update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics in 2026/2027.