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Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovation

A special high-level ceremony held at CERN crowned a year-long celebration taking place across Europe and beyond

Press release
At CERN
01 October, 2024
At CERN
Press release
01 October, 2024

Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council

The CERN Council has announced that Professor Costas Fountas will become its 25th President beginning on 1 January 2025

Press release
At CERN
30 September, 2024
At CERN
Press release
30 September, 2024

CERN welcomes Estonia as its 24th Member State

Estonia becomes the first Baltic country to join CERN as a full Member State

Press release
At CERN
30 August, 2024
At CERN
Press release
30 August, 2024

Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools

Three teams of secondary school pupils from Estonia, Japan and the United States have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN and DESY

Press release
At CERN
25 June, 2024
At CERN
Press release
25 June, 2024

CERN celebrates 70 years of scientific discovery and innovation

CERN will turn 70 on 29 September 2024. A rich celebration programme will enable the public to celebrate CERN’s illustrious past and engage with its bright future

Press release
At CERN
25 January, 2024
At CERN
Press release
25 January, 2024

CERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science education

CERN has inaugurated its new emblematic centre for science education and outreach targeting a public of all ages. The building was designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano and funded by external donations.

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At CERN
07 October, 2023
At CERN
Press release
07 October, 2023

Three teams of high-school students from Egypt, Spain and France win the CERN Beamline for Schools competition

Three teams of high-school students from the Club de Física Enrico Fermi (Vigo, Spain), the Elsewedy Technical Academy (STA) (Cairo, Egypt), and the École du Sacré-Coeur (Reims, France) have won the 2022 edition of the Beamline for Schools competition

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At CERN
29 June, 2022
At CERN
Press release
29 June, 2022

Brazil to become an Associate Member State of CERN

On 3 March 2022, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Brazilian Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Marcos Pontes signed an agreement admitting Brazil as an Associate Member State of CERN

Press release
At CERN
12 April, 2022
At CERN
Press release
12 April, 2022

Professor Eliezer Rabinovici elected as next President of the CERN Council

The CERN Council today announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president, for a period of one year

Press release
At CERN
24 September, 2021
At CERN
Press release
24 September, 2021