Category: At CERN

  • From September Council to seventieth celebrations

    From September Council to seventieth celebrations

    Last week, during an intense and interesting Council session, important discussions relating to the future of CERN were held. Some aspects of the process leading to the update of European Strategy for Particle Physics, namely the establishment of the Physics Preparatory Group (PPG) and the selection of the venue for the Open Symposium (Venice, Italy),

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  • Happy 70th birthday CERN!

    Happy 70th birthday CERN!

    CERN turned 70 on 29 September and hosted a special high-level ceremony on 1 October, here are the highlights

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  • Three new members elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (“the Nine”) in 2024

    Three new members elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (“the Nine”) in 2024

    The electronic voting process for the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (known as “the Nine”) closed at midnight on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. This time a second round of voting was held, as two of the candidates received the same amount of votes during the first round. The Senior Staff Advisory Committee was created in 1981

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  • Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovation

    Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovation

    A special high-level ceremony held at CERN crowned a year-long celebration taking place across Europe and beyond

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  • Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council

    Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council

    The CERN Council has announced that Professor Costas Fountas will become its 25th President beginning on 1 January 2025

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  • The new CERN Library, one year on

    The new CERN Library, one year on

    Improved accessibility, events, audiobooks and more – find out what the new CERN Library has to offer you

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  • Robert Aymar (1936 – 2024)

    Robert Aymar (1936 – 2024)

    CERN Director-General from 2004 to 2008, he mobilised the teams to finish building the LHC and commission the machine

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  • Relive the CERN70 Community Event

    Relive the CERN70 Community Event

    Check out photo and video highlights from the 17 September event

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  • CERN70 official event on 1 October: your questions answered

    CERN70 official event on 1 October: your questions answered

    What is happening? Should I avoid the Meyrin site? We answer these questions and more about the CERN70 official event

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  • A Nobel ninetieth

    A Nobel ninetieth

    Find out how CERN is celebrating the 90th birthday of former Director-General and Nobel Prize laureate Carlo Rubbia, and how you can be involved

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