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Registration is now open for the second Annual Meeting of the Future Circular Collider study from 11 to 15 April 2016, in Rome
CERN’s Director General contributes to debate on open science at annual gathering of political and business leaders
The Laboratory welcomes the President of Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
High-school students can register now for the beamline for schools competition to create and carry out an experiment at CERN
After a major revamp in 2015, CERN’s Microcosm exhibition is once again open to visitors
ALPHA shows the most accurate measurement yet of the electric charge of antihydrogen atoms in a new Nature paper
This year's school will be held in Norway from 15-28 June. Register by 19 February 2016
In this week's Bulletin find out about the important changes for CERN personnel following the five-year review of employment conditions
Representatives of CERN’s local communities and international Geneva came together in Microcosm on Thursday evening for a traditional annual event
Hundreds of people were hard at work during the year-end technical stop as all the accelerators underwent maintenance and upgrade operations
Professor Carlo Rubbia, former CERN Director-General, awarded highest scientific prize for foreign individuals by the People’s Republic of China
New International Cooperation Agreements with Lebanon and Palestine pave the way to enhanced collaboration between CERN and the Middle East