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After three years of successful operation and growth, CERN announces continuation of global SCOAP3 Open Access initiative for another three
A special proton-proton run with larger beam sizes at the interaction point is intended to probe the p-p elastic scattering regime at small angles
Ready (after a machine development period), steady (running), go (for a special run)!
Innovative ideas blossom at the KT Entrepreneurship meet-ups
Have you ever received an e-mail from a friend or someone you know and been surprised or appalled by its contents?
Young Scientist Prize, granted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics awarded to researchers for work at CERN’s ISOLDE
On 15 September 2016, the LHCb collaboration awarded the first set of prizes for outstanding contributions of early-career scientists.
The fourth biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications took place on 1-19 August in Africa’s cleanest city, Kigali in Rwanda.
ICE-DIP brings together CERN, Intel and universities to offer training to five PhD students in advanced information and communications
Installation of the second cryomodule at HIE-ISOLDE means unique, upgraded machine is now ready to take physics measurements at higher energies
This summer CERN welcomed the winning students of the 2016 Higgs Prize, sponsored by the Scottish Government.
Last week Sir Richard Branson and many of the future astronauts signed up to Virgin Galactic visited CERN