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CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer and Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Kostyantyn Ivanovych Gryschenko signed an agreement today
A new video from the CERN IT department showcases the evolution of CERN's computing facilities since the 1950s
The first Advanced Materials and Surfaces (WAMAS) workshop will take place at CERN in November
The LHC’s first long shutdown has provided the opportunity for a major programme of consolidation and improvements on the ATLAS detector
Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons Live Project talks the Beatles, bosons, and rock-star scientists
Some 70,000 people visited CERN this weekend for the Open Days – and 20,000 of them went underground
The "Bosons & More" event for CERN people this evening will celebrate the success of the Open Days, and the exceptional achievements of the LHC
If you can’t make it to CERN for the Open Days this weekend, don’t worry! There are a number of ways you can follow the action from home
Practical and access information about the CERN Open Days
CERN and Google have joined forces to create panoramic virtual tours of the CERN site
