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New toolbox, released by CERN and University of Bath collaboration, has applications in medical imaging and cancer diagnosis
The Global Innovation Index 2016 report is a leading reference on innovation and uses CERN as an example of a highly successful regional initiative
Join the WhiteHat Challenge to secure our web environment!
Martin Steinacher introdueces the new CERN career structure
This week CERN is hosting the CERN-BINP workshop for young scientists in e+e- colliders
James Purvis, Human Resources Department Head, on breaching CERN’s code of conduct
The LHC has been in great shape over the last few months, delivering over 20 fb-1 of integrated luminosity before the ICHEP conference
Eckhard attends the 38th International Conference on High Energy Physics, ICHEP 2016, hosted this year by the US particle physics community
This summer, CERN appeared at various festivals in the UK
CERN had a major presence at the ESOF2016 conference this week, largely in collaboration with our partners in EIROforum
As the ICHEP 2016 conference draws to a close tonight, the BBC will broadcast a new show following scientists at CERN from June 2015
Last week, Fabiola was at the biennial EuroScience Open Forum, ESOF2016, Europe’s biggest public-facing scientific event