ved ▁over ▁time , ▁increasing ▁collaboration ▁with ▁research ers ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁respond ing ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁curr icul um . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁S CI - F UN ▁Project s ▁ ▁P P 4 SS ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Alan ▁Walker ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Physics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁P P 4 SS ▁( Part icle ▁Physics ▁for ▁Scottish ▁School s ) ▁project , ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁P PAR C . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁work shop ▁activity ▁aim ed ▁at ▁senior ▁secondary ▁school ▁pup ils ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁at ▁school ▁vis its , ▁University ▁functions , ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Science ▁Festival ▁and ▁at ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁events . ▁The ▁P P 4 SS ▁team ▁visited ▁C ER N ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁celebr ation , ▁along ▁with ▁Professor ▁Peter ▁H ig gs ▁who ▁the or ised ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁H ig gs ▁bos on . ▁ ▁L ER U ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁S CI - F UN ▁organ ised ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Europe - wide ▁L ER U ▁K ids ' ▁University ▁programme . ▁This ▁programme ▁aim ed ▁to ▁allow ▁secondary ▁school ▁pup ils ▁to ▁experience ▁the ▁University ▁environment ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁stage . ▁ ▁Work ▁experience ▁pla c ements ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁S CI - F UN ▁has