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The SCE department is temporarily opening hostel reservations to a wider public for the duration of the pandemic
The Restaurant 1 terrace now has new furniture, providing 150 extra places to sit in compliance with the COVID-19 directives
The information session about the programme will take place online on 26 February at 1 p.m.
Senior engineer John Osborne will be discussing the civil engineering studies and future plans for the 100 km accelerator between 5 and 6.30 p.m CET
CERN will welcome UK industry on 1 and 2 March 2021 in a digital format
Register now for the third Big Science Business Forum live webinar on technology transfer in the big science market
The EN-EL group recommends that you turn off all your critical equipment and computer equipment
The 2020 PDG Reviews & Booklets from the Particle Data Group are now available
In this unique competition, high-school students anywhere in the world team up to create and perform their scientific experiment at a leading particle physics laboratory
