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Thirty years ago this week physicists at CERN announced that they had directly observed the Z boson
At a special meeting in Brussels today, the CERN Council formally adopted an update to the European strategy for particle physics
British sociologist Tom Shakespeare spoke yesterday at CERN about disability and particle physics
CERN today received the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research shared with theorists Peter Higgs and François Englert
CERN has today received the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research shared with theorists Peter Higgs and François Englert
Watch the webcast of a panel discussion at the European Commission featuring president of the CERN Council Agnieszka Zalewska
The European Commission and CERN have today agreed to support the construction of SESAME
A wealth of activities is on offer on the 2 June for the inauguration of CERN's scientific tourist trail "Passport to the Big Bang"
Missed the TEDxCERN event? You can catch up on all the talks now on the TEDxCERN website
How did you do? Check your team's results for the Relay Race
Belgian high-school students team up with a Dutch comic-book artist to create a comic about the fascinating world of subatomic particles
The CERN Knowledge Transfer group is hosting a one-day meeting to promote knowledge-exchange with the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology
