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Renowned theoretical physicist Mary K Gaillard delivered a scientific seminar and presented her book “A singularly unfeminine profession” at CERN
The new CERN Publishing Platform supports many services, ranging from editorial management to publication tasks
The SMB department is setting up a monitoring system in certain CERN car parks in order to evaluate their occupancy rates and make them easier to use
A well-chosen, complex password for your CERN account might not be enough anymore
In early May, CERN welcomed a group of deaf children for a tour of Microcosm and a Fun with Physics demonstration
With a record participation of 128 teams of six runners each, this year’s CERN Relay Race took place on 19 May on the Meyrin site
Jack Steinberger, Nobel Prize in Physics 1988 and one of the pioneers of neutrino research, celebrates his 95th birthday today.
Electrical equipment that was damaged by the beech marten has been repaired. The LHC is back on track with ever higher beam intensity.
With physics data-taking under way this week at the LHC, I’d like to take a look at what’s been happening at the rest of the CERN accelerator chain.
Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts access to the infected computer system
The recommissioning of the LHC is going well: the machine has delivered first pilot Stable Beams collisions.
The Globe of Science and Innovation reopened its doors to the public on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, after almost a year of extensive renovations.