Category: Knowledge sharing
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Futur en tous genres | Call for volunteers
On Thursday 12 November 2026, CERN will welcome 24 children for Futur en tous genres, a day dedicated to exploring different careers and challenging gender stereotypes. For this event, we are looking for volunteers to come and share their profession, career path and experience (in French) with the children at various stages of their visit
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CERN’s first Innovation Hub pilot to open in Belgium
CERN and POM Limburg, Limburg’s provincial development agency, signed an agreement today to establish the first CERN Innovation Hub pilot at Corda Campus in Hasselt, Belgium. The hub will give Belgian industry access to technologies and expertise developed at CERN. Jan-Paul Brouwer, CERN Director for Finance and Human Resources, will sign on behalf of the Laboratory. In line
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Exhibition | Imagining the future of physics
What remains to be discovered about the Universe? What tools will allow us to explore further? How are major research infrastructure projects decided upon? CERN is inviting the community and the general public to discover the current thinking on the future of particle physics through the exhibition Why? It matters. Matière à questions at the
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Want to develop your skills?
At CERN, the Learning and Development service provides members of the community with numerous opportunities to develop their skills, broaden their horizons and put new approaches into practice across a broad range of courses and workshops. The course “From needs to solutions: insights” is a good example of this. It allows participants to better understand
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CERN entrepreneurship highlighted in global innovation report
The Global Innovation Index (GII) looks at innovation across 139 economies using 79 indicators and asks how economies can turn scientific breakthroughs into scalable ventures. CERN contributed to the latest edition of the report, launched on 29 September and entitled Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science, with a paper on CERN Venture Connect (CVC),
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Young scientists win their way to CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn
From 11 to 25 August, a bit earlier as usual due to Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), CERN, DESY (the German electron synchrotron facility in Hamburg) and ELSA (the electron accelerator at the University of Bonn) welcomed the winners of the 2026 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition. Launched in 2014 to mark CERN’s 60th anniversary, Beamline for Schools is
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2 – 12 October | CERN will be at the “Fête de la science” 2026
From 2 to 12 October, explore the theme “saveurs, savantes” at the Fête de la Science across France, including in the Pays de Gex. To mark the occasion, CERN is taking part in the collaborative science trail coordinated and led by Addictlab, offering a range of events and activities. This collaborative science trail spans the
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On 11 July 2026, set off on the Future Explorers adventure at CERN!
CERN’s science festival, Future Explorers, will celebrate exploration in all its forms. CERN invites the public to discover how curiosity, collaboration and daring help push the boundaries of knowledge. On the programme: inspiring talks, meetings with explorers from a variety of fields, interactive workshops in the ‘discovery den’ at the Globe, book signings and music
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CERN leads project to make EU scientific data more accessible
Sharing research data openly is transforming science, but it comes with challenges. Since 2021, EU-funded projects have been required to make their data FAIR: findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. The EU Open Research Repository (EOR Repository) was created through the HORIZON-ZEN project with this in mind and provides a dedicated space on Zenodo for data
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From Amazonia to CERN: First Brazilian Teacher Programme held at CERN
From 19 to 24 April 2026, CERN welcomed 24 high-school teachers from across Brazil for its very first Brazilian Teacher Programme. Representing all regions of the country, the participants travelled both from major state capitals and remote areas in Amazonia, reflecting the geographical and cultural diversity of Brazil. Launched in 1998, CERN’s Teacher Programmes are