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Private donors pledge 860 million euros for CERN’s Future Circular Collider
A consortium of private donors (individuals and philanthropic foundations) have agreed to support the proposed Future Circular Collider at CERN
The European Strategy for Particle Physics reaches an important milestone
At its 225th session, the CERN Council received the recommendations for the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics
Students from Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Türkiye and the USA win the 12th edition of Beamline for Schools
Five teams of secondary school pupils have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn
Venice event brings future of particle physics into focus
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology
CERN welcomes Slovenia as its 25th Member State
On 21 June 2025, Slovenia became a Member State of CERN
Chile to become an Associate Member State of CERN
On 16 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Aisén Etcheverry signed an agreement admitting Chile as an Associate Member State of CERN
Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN
On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN
European Strategy for Particle Physics: community input received
Substantial contributions to the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics set the stage for discussions that will define the next flagship collider at CERN
CERN invites photographers to explore the colliders of the future
On 27 May 2025, twenty photographers will be given an exclusive opportunity to explore the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026
Professor Thomson’s five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026