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Thomas Otto, a TE Departmental Safety Officer, won the English category of the POPScience poetry competition, with three poems inspired by CERN
Invest on sustaining the intellectual bridges that Europe has painstakingly put in place, says CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer
The CCC is the nerve centre of the CERN beam systems. The people at the five consoles work 24/7 to get everything ready for Run 2
Lucio Rossi reflects on how particle accelerators extend our sense of sight
At the start of this year, openlab officially entered its fifth phase, which will run until the end of 2017
Anne Richards describes the thinking behind a new foundation that is spreading CERN’s spirit of scientific curiosity
CERN is organising the first Physics FameLab, to be held on 21 May. Enter the competition now
Incorporating sound scientific advice into governance structures is of of vital importance, says Rolf Heuer
This year's Lift conference will feature events led by the CERN community. Limited free tickets are available for CERN people
Rolf Heuer on the project to build a synchrotron light source in the Middle East
We can safely say that we’ve been successful in delivering the message of science for peace this year, says CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer
Recollections of CERN’s early days from the CERN Archives