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As Romania has now become a Member State of CERN, Romanian scientists share their thoughts about this new era of partnership for their community
CERN firefighters are working with a research centre in the United States to develop more effective firefighting techniques
On 19 July, the world-famous, English rock band, Muse, visited CERN before taking centre-stage at Nyon’s Paléo Festival
On 15 July, CERN welcomed spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari
“How dare we censor Internet access?” Let us clarify this
Young Turkish student Baris Volkan Gürses visited CERN from 4 to 8 July after winning the prize in the 2015 European Contest for Young Scientists
Almost ten years after the start of the programme in 2007, the hundredth Gentner Doctoral Student started his PhD at CERN
CERN and its partners from the EIROforum network participate in the EuroScience Open Forum, Europe’s largest public-facing scientific event
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Up to four projects can be funded for disruptive applications outside the field of high-energy physics, from medtech to aerospace and beyond
Pre-registration is open for the fourth annual Beamline for Schools competition
A new tool for building superconducting magnet coils for High-Luminosity LHC and future particle accelerators arrives at CERN