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The industrial exhibition Holland@CERN will take place from 30 May to 2 June 2016
CERN Clubs will be organising the summer games Mini Atomiade from 3 to 6 June
Sign up now for "Bike to Work" initiative! It's the best way to combine a gesture for the environment with an action for your health!
On 9 June 2016, choose an eco-friendly means of transport for the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region's "Challenge Mobilité"
The fifth Annual Large Hadron Collider Physics will be held in Shanghai and hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the period of May 15-20, 2017.
CERN openlab is organising an ‘open day’ event for 8-9 June 2016.
Please respect the speed limit on the Route de l'Europe during the construction work of the cycle path
Applications are now open for CERN’s 39th School of Computing.
A bioHC Summer School - 13-18 June 2016 - European Scientific Institute, Archamps, Haute-Savoie.
Due to an exceptional convoy, the roads Einstein, Balmer and Meyrin will be closed on Tuesday 19 April from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm