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Once you are connected to CERN’s wired or wireless networks, you are bound by CERN’s Computing Rules, which requires you to always keep your system up-to-date, fully patched and protected against unauthorised access
The registration for volunteers for the CERN Open Days are extended until Friday, 6 September
On 26 September, switch off your lights and take some time to observe the stars
Over 60 participants worked on 14 projects, including web games, geo-applications, translation software and educational tools
We are considering a future redesign of our premises. Our objective is to offer more ergonomic workspaces, adapted to the needs of our users
Family members who are nationals of the EU or EFTA and live in Switzerland: Choice of a B permit or a Swiss carte de légitimation
How CERN machine-learning techniques could improve autonomous vehicles
The Super Proton Synchrotron will receive a new beam dump before the end of the second long shutdown of CERN’s accelerator complex
The Large Electron–Positron collider was switched on in 1989
Latvian tugboat provides first test-bed for new technology to clean exhausts from ships
