Category: At CERN
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Tools for balance: sign up for a group Stress Check-up session in 2026
In 2025, CERN launched the Stress Check-up Programme, built on awareness, action and support. This initiative underscored our commitment to fostering a healthy, resilient community by providing tools to recognise, address and manage stress effectively. As we begin 2026, we are pleased to announce four new group sessions. You can secure your place by registering
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NIRMA on the move: mapping electromagnetic environments at CERN
Over the coming weeks, you may notice a vehicle equipped with antennas driving slowly on the CERN roads. This is part of the Non-Ionising Radiation Mapping and Assessment (NIRMA) project. The vehicle is equipped with the TURTLE (Top-mounted Unit for NIR Time-averaged Field Level Evaluation), a mobile unit dedicated to measuring electromagnetic fields in the
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Pressure equipment safety: your responsibility, our priority
Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At CERN, pressure equipment such as vessels, piping and safety accessories is essential for both industrial and experimental activities. However, these systems also pose risks due to the energy they contain and the chemical hazards posed by their contents. In the interests of the safety of all personnel and installations, it
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CERN’s ISO 50001 certification has been renewed
Following extensive audits by the French national organisation for standardisation (AFNOR) at the end of 2025, CERN’s ISO 50001 certification has been renewed for another three years, until 1 February 2029. This certification, first awarded in February 2023, recognises CERN’s robust systems and processes for monitoring, improving and optimising energy performance, all in alignment with
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Upcoming events
Check out this curated list of upcoming events for the CERN community
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4 February | Annual testing of sirens across Switzerland
The canton of Geneva authorities wish to remind you that the annual testing of sirens across Switzerland is taking place on Wednesday 4 February 2026 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. In Geneva, 116 sirens (a regular loud sound lasting one minute) as well as a “water alert signal” (for those living close to the
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Take part in the 2026 Mentoring@CERN programme
If you’re looking for guidance, a sounding board or the chance to share your experience, the Mentoring@CERN programme is for you.
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Heating homes with the world’s largest particle accelerator
Now operational, a new heat exchange system is reusing hot water from part of the Large Hadron Collider’s cooling system to heat homes and businesses in the local area
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Presidential visits to CERN
The President of Lithuania and the President of Armenia visited CERN on 19 January