A simpler way to extend maternity leave Written by: HR department — Supporting parenthood is important for our Organization and we aim to make the administrative steps relating to the birth of a child as simple as possible. You can now extend your maternity leave by up to four additional weeks, to facilitate breastfeeding, simply
CERN features six scientists for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In 2025, CERN launched the Stress Check-up Programme, built on awareness, action and support. This initiative underscored our commitment to fostering a healthy, resilient community by providing tools to recognise, address and manage stress effectively. As we begin 2026, we are pleased to announce four new group sessions. You can secure your place by registering
Over the coming weeks, you may notice a vehicle equipped with antennas driving slowly on the CERN roads. This is part of the Non-Ionising Radiation Mapping and Assessment (NIRMA) project. The vehicle is equipped with the TURTLE (Top-mounted Unit for NIR Time-averaged Field Level Evaluation), a mobile unit dedicated to measuring electromagnetic fields in the
Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At CERN, pressure equipment such as vessels, piping and safety accessories is essential for both industrial and experimental activities. However, these systems also pose risks due to the energy they contain and the chemical hazards posed by their contents. In the interests of the safety of all personnel and installations, it
Following extensive audits by the French national organisation for standardisation (AFNOR) at the end of 2025, CERN’s ISO 50001 certification has been renewed for another three years, until 1 February 2029. This certification, first awarded in February 2023, recognises CERN’s robust systems and processes for monitoring, improving and optimising energy performance, all in alignment with
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2026 will bring improved and more granular network filtering to the Technical Network (TN) and, later, between the Campus and data centre networks, introducing a pair of redundant firewalls for each
A pioneer of CERN’s experimental programme in the 1950s, he was one of the most influential figures in high-energy physics
CMS has recently completed the first prototype slice of its innovative High-Granularity Calorimeter (HGCAL), which will be the largest silicon-based detector ever built

