Category: At CERN
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CERN condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
The CERN flag is flying at half-mast on the Esplanade des Particules today, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, at the age of 96. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of CERN’s 12 founding Member States. Queen Elizabeth II became its Head of State in February 1952, three
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70 years of theoretical physics at CERN
The provisional CERN Council, during its first session in May 1952, founded the Theory Study Group as one of four study groups tasked with planning a unique laboratory
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François Piuz (1937 – 2022)
François Piuz(1937 – 2022) — François Piuz, a very talented and passionate CERN physicist since 1968 and the former leader of several projects, passed away on Thursday, 21 July 2022 at the age of 85. Throughout his distinguished career, François worked at the forefront of particle detectors. With his many talents, he made significant contributions
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Sparks! announces its second edition of the Serendipity Forum
The second edition of Sparks! will be hosted at CERN on 17 and 18 November with the theme “Future Technology for Health”
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Celebrating five years of the CERN Alumni Network, with gold!
On 8 June 2022, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the CERN Alumni Network and its vibrant community
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ALICE congratulates its PhD thesis award winners
On 28 July, the ALICE collaboration awarded the annual prizes for the best PhD theses at a ceremony held in the CERN Main Auditorium as part of the ALICE Physics Week. Since 2008, the collaboration has recognised the most outstanding PhD theses in the field of physics and instrumentation based on the excellence of the
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Strong CERN showing at the Atomiade Summer Games in Grenoble
The sports competition, which brings together members of public research institutes across Europe, was back on track after a three-year hiatus
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“Collider Diaries” web series receives prestigious SCINEMA Festival award
CERN research made waves at the 22th edition of SCINEMA, the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere
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Alain Brissonnaud (1939 – 2021)
Alain Brissonnaud(1939 – 2021) — It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Alain Brissonnaud, a retired member of the CERN personnel who dedicated his career to budgetary and financial management of CERN's major projects, spanning the SPS, LEP, CLIC and the LHC. Alain began his career at CERN in
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A summer of scientific encounters with CERN
This summer, CERN has organised several events for the population of the Greater Geneva area