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Thirty years ago today, the Polish flag flew alongside those of CERN’s other Member States for the first time
The MoEDAL experiment has conducted the first search at a particle collider for magnetic monopoles produced through the Schwinger mechanism
We can develop our mental health resources: the ability to control our thoughts, emotions and behaviour and our relationships with others
The Fast Interaction Trigger is the final piece of the puzzle of ALICE’s LS2 subdetector installations
Did you know that CERN uses water from Lake Geneva to cool its accelerators?
A look back at 20 years of hosting UNOSAT, the newly recognised United Nations Satellite Centre
LHCb has awarded its annual prizes for best PhD thesis and for outstanding contributions made by early-career scientists
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Through private funding, the CERN & Society Foundation carries out projects in key areas of Education & Outreach, Knowledge & Innovation, and Culture & Creativity
