Physics World 2026 Particle & Nuclear Briefing covers plans for the next major particle collider as well as examines careers in the nuclear industry. (Courtesy: istock/bymuratdeniz)"> The Physics World 2026 Particle & Nuclear Briefing covers plans for the next major particle collider as well as examines careers in the nuclear industry. (Courtesy: istock/bymuratdeniz) Since taking up the role of CERN director-general earlier this year, Mark Thomson has already had to contemplate the consequences of funding changes within the UK’s research councils. Late last year, UK Research and Innovation, the umbrella organization for the UK’s research councils, did not commit any further contributions towards a major £150m upgrade to the LHCb detector – one of the four large experiments at the Large Hadron Collider that continues to do pioneering science.…