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CERN has launched its new home.cern website, presenting a different way of finding out about the Organization
Linux and MacOS folks: do as the Windows people do. Be diligent when receiving unsolicited e-mails with weird attachments
On 13 October 2018, CERN was guest of honour of the City of Ferney-Voltaire for the Fête de la Science, organised by the association Pangloss
On 6 June 2018, the CERN & Society Foundation and the Foundation for the Globe of Science and Innovation joined forces to become a single entity
The final days of the LHC proton physics Run II are here
On 1 September 2018, a new spokesperson and two deputies took over at the helm of the CMS experiment
In 2018, the HR Learning and Development and Talent Acquisition teams initiated a complete review of how we welcome newcomers
Thousands of visitors rushed onto the newly inaugurated Esplanade des Particules for Researchers' Night
On 24 October, the LHC Operations team flipped the switch in the LHC island of the CCC to dump the last proton production fill of Run 2
How convenient were USB sticks in the past? And how convenient they still are today despite the existence of CERN’s free and versatile CERNBox...
On 11 October 2018, ATLAS celebrated the outstanding achievements of its collaboration members with the Outstanding Achievement Awards
CERN and the Office National des Forêts invite you to visit a forest worksite and discover the technique of horse logging
