News
News
At the end of a great year
As the year draws to a close, I’d like to wish you and your families a very well deserved end-of-year break
Twenty-five years of service at CERN
Eighteen staff members reached 25 years of service at CERN in 2016
ALPHA experiment observes the light spectrum of antimatter for the first time
The ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom. This achievement features technological developments that open up a completely new era in high-precision antimatter research.
News from the Council
I would like to bring you the main news from the last Council week of 2016, which concluded today.
CERN’s Procurement and Industrial Services Group Honoured
The CERN Procurement and Industrial Services group has been awarded the EIPM - Peter Kraljic Award for Innovation and Process Excellence
Slovenia to enter the Associate Member State family of CERN
At its 183 session, CERN Council voted unanimously to admit the Republic of Slovenia to Associate Membership in the pre-stage to Membership of CERN.
Reinforcing cooperation between the emergency services
A tripartite agreement between CERN, France and Switzerland reinforces cooperation between their respective emergency services
CERN plays role in Geneva Gender Champions initiative
The International Gender Initiative acknowledges CERN ’s efforts to improve gender equality
CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS): Monthly Contributions as of January 2017
As of January 2017, the contribution rate of active and retired CHIS members will be 4.86%