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  • Latvia becomes Associate Member State of CERN

    Latvia becomes Associate Member State of CERN

    CERN has been officially notified that the remaining steps for the entry into force of Latvia’s Associate Membership have been completed

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  • CERN and Pro Helvetia announce selected artists for the Connect residencies

    CERN and Pro Helvetia announce selected artists for the Connect residencies

    Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia announce the selected artists for the first edition of Connect, an international artistic residency programme

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  • Steven Weinberg (1933 – 2021)

    Steven Weinberg (1933 – 2021)

    Steven Weinberg(1933 – 2021) — Steven Weinberg, one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time, passed away on 23 July, aged 88. He revolutionised particle physics, quantum field theory and cosmology with conceptual breakthroughs which still form the foundation of our understanding of physical reality. Weinberg is well known for the unified theory of

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  • Two artworks and a school event inspired by CERN at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London

    Two artists are presenting their work inspired by their research at CERN at the V&A exhibition “Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser”

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  • Getting back to a diverse physics programme after LS2

    The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is back in operation after close to three years of intense maintenance and upgrades. With this milestone behind us, and with only the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) left to restart, it is hard not to be excited about getting back to physics after LS2. The SPS is the last link

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  • Paul Bossard (1936 – 2020)

    Paul Bossard (1936 – 2020)

    Paul Bossard(1936 – 2020) — It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Paul Bossard, a retired member of the CERN personnel who worked for several decades on the construction of magnets in the CERN accelerator chain together with their electrical systems. Paul originally came from the Swiss Canton of

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  • Laying the foundations for a solid future

    On 21 June, we laid the symbolic foundation stone of the Science Gateway: an occasion to show the great progress that is being made towards CERN’s new learning centre. Speakers at the ceremony, including the President of the Council making her presentation from the Pompidou Centre in Paris, used the occasion to underline CERN’s values

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  • LIVE: From the CMS experiment

    LIVE: From the CMS experiment

    Join scientists live from the underground cavern of the CMS experiment today on social media

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  • A warm welcome back to our visitors

    On 1 June 2021, CERN restarted a number of activities for the public after having had the doors closed for visits and events due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Two high-school teams from Italy and Mexico win the CERN Beamline for Schools competition

    Two high-school teams from Italy and Mexico win the CERN Beamline for Schools competition

    Two teams of high-school students from the Liceo Scientifico Statale “A. Scacchi” (Bari, Italy) and the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria “Plantel 2” (Mexico City, Mexico) have won the 2021 edition of the Beamline for Schools competition

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