Category: At CERN
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Susan Lesley Bland (1943 – 2024)
Susan Lesley Bland(1943 – 2024) — Susan Lesley Bland was born in 1943 in Leeds, UK. At the age of 16, she decided to stop her studies to support her younger brother, who was suffering from leukaemia and who died shortly after. She then joined her sister in Switzerland and entered CERN in 1962 at
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Updated factors for anticipated retirement pension
Updated factors for anticipated retirement pension — During the public information sessions in January 2024, the Pension Fund informed you of changes to the Pension Fund Rules and Regulations with respect to updated factors due to be implemented during 2024. We would like to remind you that the updated factors for anticipated (early) retirement will
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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
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
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 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, 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
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
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
Following the successful Third Collisions event in February, the Network will host a LinkedIn live event on 13 June to celebrate its seventh anniversary