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CERN has released its first photos under a standard "free" licence, as support material for the 2013 Nobel prize in physics
The first collisions of lead nuclei mark the start of a new LHC heavy-ion run
After 40 years of service, the linear accelerator has shut down and passed the baton to Linac4, which will take over as the first link in the accelerator chain
The fifth CERN-UNESCO School on Digital Libraries brought together 35 library professionals from African countries in Nairobi, Kenya
The British Royal Society is organising a scientific meeting entitled "Non-equilibrium superconductivity and spintronics" on 25-26 February 2019
The 2019 CERN Latin-American School of High-Energy Physics is open for applications
Registration for the 2019 session of the Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) is now open
Registration for the 2019 session of the European School of Instrumentation in Particle and Astroparticle Physics (ESIPAP) is now open
The International School of Trigger and Data AcQuisition will be held at the University of London in Egham (UK) from 3 to 12 April 2019
In 2018, 45 staff members have achieved 25 years of service at CERN
CERN hosts unveiling of a plaque recalling the history of a building in Berlin now owned by the CERN Pension Fund
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