Tag: CERN community

  • This year’s memorable relay race

    This year’s memorable relay race

    The 52nd CERN relay race took place on the Meyrin site on 30 May. In total, 167 teams assembled on the starting line – a new record!

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  • Future colliders and fusion reactors

    Future colliders and fusion reactors

    CERN and EUROfusion are collaborating to develop innovative technologies for future colliders and nuclear fusion reactors

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  • LHC tunnel named as one of the 50 most iconic tunnels in the world

    LHC tunnel named as one of the 50 most iconic tunnels in the world

    The LHC tunnel is one of the “most remarkable feats of civil engineering” according to the International Tunnelling Association

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  • Upgrading the LHCb sub-detectors for the HL-LHC

    Upgrading the LHCb sub-detectors for the HL-LHC

    The LHCb experiment is revamping its electromagnetic calorimeter with new high-performance modules and equipping its ring-imaging Cherenkov detectors with very fast electronics

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  • Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Find out how CERN is minimising its carbon dioxide footprint with a novel approach using carbon dioxide cooling technology

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  • The CERN Alumni Network turns seven

    The CERN Alumni Network turns seven

    Following the successful Third Collisions event in February, the Network will host a LinkedIn live event on 13 June to celebrate its seventh anniversary

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  • Accelerator Report: Exploring potential performance increases

    Accelerator Report: Exploring potential performance increases

    The LHC injector chain has been switched to a new beam production scheme to explore its potential to produce more collisions in the LHC and to compare its performance to that of the standard LHC beam

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  • Education fees – Period of admissibility

    Education fees – Period of admissibility Written by: HR department — Members of the personnel are reminded that, pursuant to Article R V 1.37 of the Staff Regulations, they have until 31 August 2024 to submit claims for the reimbursement of education fees relating to the 2022/2023 school year. These claims should be made using

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  • Cédric Fournier (1981 – 2024)

    Cédric Fournier (1981 – 2024)

    Cédric Fournier(1981 – 2024) — It was with profound sadness that we learned of the sudden death of our colleague Cédric Fournier. Cédric started working at CERN at a young age, first as an employee of a contractor and later (from 2004 on) as a member of staff. He made significant contributions to the initial

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  • CERN’s artists on stage at the Victoria Hall as Fabiola Gianotti receives the 2024 prize from the “Fondation pour Genève”

    CERN’s artists on stage at the Victoria Hall as Fabiola Gianotti receives the 2024 prize from the “Fondation pour Genève”

    The prestigious award ceremony, held in Geneva’s Victoria Hall, was also an opportunity to celebrate the CERN community

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