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For 14 weeks this winter teams are carrying out maintenance and upgrade work on the LHC
Since 2015, the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have had a permanent presence at CERN, improving emergency response in and around the laboratory
Sign up for CERN’s first History Day
ORCID is a unique way to identify yourself, link your publications and more
CERN’s OpenStack service provides you with enormous computing and storage resources to achieve your professional goals
An exhibition of slide photos transformed by time into works of art
Astroparticle Physics European Consortium (APPEC) launches new strategy to guide research priorities over next decade
CERN has been officially notified that Lithuania's internal procedures have been approved, following the Agreement signed in June 2017
A New Year rich in progress is looming at CERN
This first paper improves the limits for heavy neutral lepton production searches in kaon decays
A video showcasing the highlights of the year at CERN, with numerous physics results and new installations
Four CERN technical apprentices were awarded their certificat fédéral de capacité in 2017
