Tag: CERN community

  • Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2025/2026

    Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2025/2026 — General site services As always, in addition to the Fire and Rescue service (+41 22 76) 74444, the Security service remains operational every day (24/7) and can be reached at (+41 22 76) 76666. SCE department services that do not depend on continuous human presence will remain

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  • Official holidays in 2026 and end-of-year closure 2026/2027

    (In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)

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  • Extension of the pre-retirement programmes

    Extension of the pre-retirement programmes Written by: HR department — Following a recommendation by the Standing Concertation Committee at its meeting on 27 November 2025 and approval by the Director-General, please note that the Part-Time Work as a Pre-retirement Measure Scheme and the Progressive Retirement Programme have been extended by one year, from 1 January

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  • Deciphering the heavyweights of the tetraquark world

    Deciphering the heavyweights of the tetraquark world

    The CMS collaboration reports the first measurement of the quantum properties of a family of tetraquarks that was recently discovered at the LHC

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  • Burglary and thefts in public places prevention campaign

    Burglary and thefts in public places prevention campaign — The Swiss authorities warn of high risks of burglary during the holiday season. Risks can be considerably reduced by taking simple preventive measures: More information on the Republic and canton of Geneva website at : https://www.ge.ch/vol-cambriolage-dommage-propriete/cambriolages In the event of an incident in France, please refer

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  • CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during the end-of-year closure

    CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during the end-of-year closure Written by: HR department — Please note that the office of UNIQA, the third-party administrator for the CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS), in CERN’s Main Building, will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure. During that period, the UNIQA offices

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  • Another year of outstanding accelerator complex performance

    Another year of outstanding accelerator complex performance

    The extraordinary performance reflects decades of accumulated expertise, a culture of continuous development and improvement, and a sustained collective effort across all technical and operational domains

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  • Accelerator Report: The final countdown

    Accelerator Report: The final countdown

    With only three weeks left until CERN’s annual closure, the end of the 2025 run is approaching fast. In less than two weeks, all the beams throughout the accelerator complex will be stopped

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  • 2025 gift guide for the CERN community

    2025 gift guide for the CERN community

    Looking for gift ideas? Look no further. Here are 16 options to help the CERN community find the perfect present

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  • Superconductivity for addressing global challenges

    Superconductivity for addressing global challenges

    A CERN event brings together researchers, industry leaders and decision makers to accelerate the use of superconducting technologies for societal applications

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