Tag: CERN community

  • Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    On 11 February 2023, we acknowledge the valuable contributions of women and girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a key date for CERN

    The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated every year on 11 February, and CERN is proud to be on board again for 2023

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  • CERN is awarded the ISO 50001 energy certification

    CERN is awarded the ISO 50001 energy certification

    As part of CERN’s commitment to responsible energy management, the Organization began the ISO 50001 certification process in 2022. The certification was officially awarded on 2 February 2023 for a period of three years, i.e. until 1 February 2026. ISO 50001 is the benchmark international standard for implementing systems and processes to continually improve energy

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  • Computer Security: How AI are you?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone’s mind, and CERN is no exception

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  • The CERN Accelerator School, a school like no other

    The CERN Accelerator School, a school like no other

    Registration is open for the 2023 CERN Accelerator Schools, taking place in Austria, Germany and Spain – surely one is the right fit for you!

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  • CERN’s Building 60 to be restored to its former glory

    CERN’s Building 60 to be restored to its former glory

    One of the original buildings of the Meyrin campus – Building 60 – is showing its age, and is about to undergo a two-and-a-half-year restoration

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  • Female science ambassadors reach out to more than 5000 local schoolchildren

    Female science ambassadors reach out to more than 5000 local schoolchildren

    Women working in science and engineering took time out to visit local schools and talk about their jobs as part of “Women and girls in science and technology” week

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  • Meenakshi Narain (1964 – 2023)

    Meenakshi Narain (1964 – 2023)

    Meenakshi Narain(1964 – 2023) — Meenakshi Narain, a physicist par excellence, inspirational leader and champion of diversity, died unexpectedly on 1 January 2023 in Providence, RI, USA. A renowned experimental particle physicist, and considered by many as a “force of nature”, Meenakshi’s impact on the physics community has left an indelible mark. Meenakshi grew up

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  • Sparks! Talks – videos available online

    Sparks! Talks – videos available online

    Two months after our Sparks! Talks event, we are happy to announce that the videos of the individual presentations are now online on the CERN YouTube channel. We invite the community at large to dive back into the event, which was centred around future technology for health – covering aspects from the use of CERN

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  • The CERN Alumni Network’s mentor programme can help you develop new skills and achieve goals

    The CERN Alumni Network’s mentor programme can help you develop new skills and achieve goals

    Do you know what Steve Jobs, Michelle Obama and Christian Dior have in common? As well as worldwide fame, each of them has been a mentor at some point in their careers. Steve Jobs revealed he had mentored Mark Zuckerberg, Michelle Obama was designated as Barack’s mentor at the law firm where they both worked

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