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On 8 November, the IdeaSquare community gathered to celebrate ten years of the Innovation Space at CERN
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Check out this curated list of upcoming events for the CERN community
CERN’s sustainability efforts rely on insights from our community, and understanding our collective mobility habits is key
Modernisation works planned at Geneva Cornavin station, with major impacts on rail and road traffic from Thursday 21 to Monday 25 November
All owners of computing resources connected to or provided to them by CERN’s computing facilities are ultimately responsible for the compliance of their actions and their resources with these Rules
Professor Thomson’s five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026
A year into its journey, CERN Venture Connect has become a launchpad for deep-tech startups
