CERN Accelerating science

The IdeaSquare Planet programme inspires students to tackle global challenges through creativity and collaboration

On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN

Near-miss collisions between high-energy lead nuclei at the LHC generate intense electromagnetic fields that can knock out protons and transform lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei

CERN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by shedding light on the variety of career paths for women in STEM

Following the UNESCO opening ceremony on 4 February, see how CERN plans to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

Gian Giudice is Head of CERN’s Theoretical Physics department

Isoprene emitted by tropical forests may provide a globally important source of aerosol particles that influence clouds, according to a new study by the CLOUD collaboration at CERN

Rolf Heuer was CERN Director-General during an era when multiple open science initiatives were launched by the Organization