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The underground structures of the High-Luminosity LHC have been connected to the LHC tunnel
The LHC will restart in May 2021 and Run 3 will be extended by one year
Work experience during professional training and certificate of surrender of the special residence permit
The BDF facility is being designed for dark matter and hidden sector experiments
The latest ESSRI workshop brought together experts from national and international organisations to discuss energy management at scientific institutes
The Energy for Sustainable Science at Research Infrastructures workshops have led to the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions for energy management
On the Internet, you must be vigilant and careful when being presented with links, posts, URLs, e-mails, webpages or attachments
(Application of Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
25 women working at CERN contributed to the sixth bi-annual "Expanding your Horizons (EYH) - Geneva" event at the University of Geneva
Work is in progress to modernise the fire protection system in the SPS
