Category: At CERN

  • Building 60 renovations: one year on

    Building 60 renovations: one year on

    As the Main Building enters the next phase of its renovation, find out what’s changed and why

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  • News from the June 2024 CERN Council Session

    News from the June 2024 CERN Council Session

    The European Strategy for Particle Physics, CERN’s Medium-Term Plan and JINR were among many topics discussed in the 217th session of the CERN Council, find out more at the 2 July Directorate meeting

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  • Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools

    Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools

    Three teams of secondary school pupils from Estonia, Japan and the United States have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN and DESY

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  • Arts at CERN awarded European Commission’s S+T+ARTS Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration

    Arts at CERN awarded European Commission’s S+T+ARTS Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration

    Arts at CERN wins the Grand Prize for groundbreaking initiatives at the nexus of science, technology and the arts

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  • Mats Lindroos (1961 – 2024)

    Mats Lindroos (1961 – 2024)

    Mats Lindroos(1961 – 2024) — Mats Lindroos, who made major contributions to accelerator technology, passed away on 2 May 2024 aged just 62. Mats received his PhD in subatomic physics from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1993 under the supervision of Björn Jonson. As a PhD student he studied decay properties and

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  • This year’s memorable relay race

    This year’s memorable relay race

    The 52nd CERN relay race took place on the Meyrin site on 30 May. In total, 167 teams assembled on the starting line – a new record!

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  • Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Find out how CERN is minimising its carbon dioxide footprint with a novel approach using carbon dioxide cooling technology

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  • The CERN Alumni Network turns seven

    The CERN Alumni Network turns seven

    Following the successful Third Collisions event in February, the Network will host a LinkedIn live event on 13 June to celebrate its seventh anniversary

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  • Education fees – Period of admissibility

    Education fees – Period of admissibility Written by: HR department — Members of the personnel are reminded that, pursuant to Article R V 1.37 of the Staff Regulations, they have until 31 August 2024 to submit claims for the reimbursement of education fees relating to the 2022/2023 school year. These claims should be made using

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  • Cédric Fournier (1981 – 2024)

    Cédric Fournier (1981 – 2024)

    Cédric Fournier(1981 – 2024) — It was with profound sadness that we learned of the sudden death of our colleague Cédric Fournier. Cédric started working at CERN at a young age, first as an employee of a contractor and later (from 2004 on) as a member of staff. He made significant contributions to the initial

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