Category: At CERN

  • Reminder: documents required for Schengen area entry, stay and exit

    Reminder: documents required for Schengen area entry, stay and exit — When crossing a border to enter or leave the Schengen Area1, as well as when travelling from one country to another within the Schengen Area (including crossing the local borders between the canton of Geneva and the départements of Ain and Haute-Savoie), it is

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  • CERN Community: take part in the 2024 CERN end-of-year crossword!

    CERN Community: take part in the 2024 CERN end-of-year crossword!

    Submit your answers by 6 January and you could win an LHC Lego set, two Balexert cinema tickets or limited edition CERN70 merchandise

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  • Pensions payment dates in 2025

    Pensions payment dates in 2025 Written by: HR department —

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  • Official holidays in 2025 and end-of-year closure 2025/2026

    (In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)

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  • Extension of the pre-retirement programmes

    Extension of the pre-retirement programmes Written by: HR department — Following a recommendation by the Standing Concertation Committee at its meeting on 28 November 2024 and approval by the Director-General, please note that the Part-Time Work as a Pre-retirement Measure Scheme and the Progressive Retirement Programme have been extended by one year, from 1 January

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  • Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2024/2025

    Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2024/2025 — General site services As always, in addition to the Fire and Rescue service (+41 22 76) 74444, the Security service remains operational every day (24/7) and can be reached at (+41 22 76) 76666. SCE department services that do not depend on continuous human presence will remain

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  • Strengthening our diverse workforce while upholding excellence

    Strengthening our diverse workforce while upholding excellence

    Diversity and excellence go hand in hand. How does CERN’s new hiring strategy build on efforts to improve gender and nationality diversity?

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  • Celebrating LGBTQ+ STEM day at CERN

    Celebrating LGBTQ+ STEM day at CERN

    On 18 November, CERN joined scientific organisations around the world to celebrate LGBTQ+ STEM Day. The day at CERN was marked by the Progress Pride Flag flying on the Esplanade des Particules for the second year running. Additionally, the CERN LGBTQ+ informal network organised a dedicated colloquium on 19 November. LGBTQ+ STEM Day was established

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  • CERN launches Resonance, a new arts collaboration with the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva

    CERN launches Resonance, a new arts collaboration with the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva

    The first Resonance call for applications aims to attract artists who are based in Geneva and working at the intersection between art and science

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  • 2024 gift guide for the CERN community

    2024 gift guide for the CERN community

    Looking for gift ideas? Look no further. Here are 15 locations at CERN where the CERN community can find the perfect present

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