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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
This is the first partnership of its kind between CERN and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
It is now easier for CERN authors to publish open access in Elsevier journals
The CCC (72201) and Fire Brigade (74444 and 74848) numbers, red phones, lift telephones, and mobile telephony services will not be affected
Join the audience for a live webinar at 2:30 p.m. GMT on 27 January 2021 to gain a better understanding of the HL–LHC project
