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On Saturday 15 June, a team from Google began the process of taking street images across all of CERN’s sites. They will return to finish the job
In a webcast today at 11am Giovanni De Lellis of INFN will present the latest oscillation results from the OPERA experiment
The residents of CERN’s local area took to their bikes on Sunday 2 June for the inauguration of the Passport to the Big Bang trail
This year, the Advisory Committee of CERN Users (ACCU) celebrates its 25th anniversary
It's been a busy week of good news for CERN
British sociologist Tom Shakespeare spoke yesterday at CERN about disability and particle physics
CERN has today received the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research shared with theorists Peter Higgs and François Englert
Missed the TEDxCERN event? You can catch up on all the talks now on the TEDxCERN website
How did you do? Check your team's results for the Relay Race
Collaborating with external partners can help to bridge the gap between basic science and society, says Paolo Petagna
This year's relay race around the Meyrin site will start at 12.15pm today
This June, CERN will take part in the Swiss "Bike to Work" campaign once again