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  • From September Council to seventieth celebrations

    From September Council to seventieth celebrations

    Last week, during an intense and interesting Council session, important discussions relating to the future of CERN were held. Some aspects of the process leading to the update of European Strategy for Particle Physics, namely the establishment of the Physics Preparatory Group (PPG) and the selection of the venue for the Open Symposium (Venice, Italy),

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  • Happy 70th birthday CERN!

    Happy 70th birthday CERN!

    CERN turned 70 on 29 September and hosted a special high-level ceremony on 1 October, here are the highlights

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  • Updated schedule for CERN’s accelerators

    Updated schedule for CERN’s accelerators

    The timing and duration of the third long shutdown (LS3) of the Large Hadron Collider and injector complex has changed, here’s why

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  • Accelerator Report: Target reached, but compressor off

    Accelerator Report: Target reached, but compressor off

    On 23 September, the LHC reached its 2024 target for integrated luminosity. And then a cryogenic station broke down…

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  • Computer Security: Happy Birthday, Virus!

    Computer Security: Happy Birthday, Virus!

    35 years ago, on 9 October 1989, the CERN Computer Security team issued for the first time a “Computer Virus Warning to all users of IBM Compatible PCs”

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  • Three new members elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (“the Nine”) in 2024

    Three new members elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (“the Nine”) in 2024

    The electronic voting process for the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (known as “the Nine”) closed at midnight on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. This time a second round of voting was held, as two of the candidates received the same amount of votes during the first round. The Senior Staff Advisory Committee was created in 1981

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  • Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovation

    Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovation

    A special high-level ceremony held at CERN crowned a year-long celebration taking place across Europe and beyond

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  • 2024 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN and DESY

    2024 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN and DESY

    CERN and DESY welcomed the winners of the 2024 Beamline for Schools competition from 12 to 26 September

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  • Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council

    Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council

    The CERN Council has announced that Professor Costas Fountas will become its 25th President beginning on 1 January 2025

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  • The new CERN Library, one year on

    The new CERN Library, one year on

    Improved accessibility, events, audiobooks and more – find out what the new CERN Library has to offer you

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