Category: At CERN

  • A September packed with events to celebrate CERN’s 60th anniversary

    Geneva, 1 September 2014. On 29 September 1954, the CERN1 Convention entered into force, officially establishing the European Organization for Nuclear Research with 12 European member states. Now the world’s biggest particle physics laboratory, CERN is celebrating “60 years of science for peace” with an official ceremony and several public events taking place throughout September.

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  • A shining light in the Middle East

    SESAME needs external top-down help and encouragement to ensure timely completion, says Chris Llewellyn Smith

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  • Safety on our roads

    New “traffic-calming” measures have been set up near Restaurant 2, to encourage drivers to slow down to safe speeds

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  • Getting to know international Geneva

    Over recent years, CERN has been tightening its links with fellow organisations in Geneva’s vibrant international community

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  • Taking SESAME to the classroom

    The 2014 High School Teacher Programme (HST) is well under way, and this year it has a distinct Middle Eastern flavour, says Rolf Heuer

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  • Alan Astbury (1934-2014)

    Alan Astbury (1934-2014)

    Former Director of TRIUMF who provided substantial Canadian contributions to the LHC and the ATLAS detector

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  • CERN looks to the future for the second edition of TEDxCERN

    Geneva, 28 July 2014. Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last year, CERN1 will be hosting a second TEDx conference on 24 September 2014 on the theme “Forward: Charting the future with science”. Some 15 speakers will present their innovative and ambitious projects, which apply science to respond to problems facing the world

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  • Marco Grippeling (1966-2014)

    Marco Grippeling (1966-2014)

    It was with great sadness that we learnt that our former colleague and friend Marco Grippeling was amongst the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash

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  • Latin America comes to CERN

    Luciano Maiani on forging new links between Europe and the New World

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  • Celebrating science for peace

    These last two weeks have underlined the significance of our 60th anniversary slogan: science for peace

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