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  • Building 140: preparatory works and traffic changes from August to December 2026

    Building 140: preparatory works and traffic changes from August to December 2026

    Preparatory works for the future Building 140 will begin on 17 August 2026 and are scheduled to continue until 18 December 2026. This initial phase includes the diversion of existing utility networks and the installation of new networks required to serve the future building. To keep traffic flowing throughout this phase, Route Bakker will first be temporarily

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  • Administrative Circulars No. 2 (Rev. 8), No. 3 (Rev. 4) and No. 21 (I) (Rev. 4)

    Administrative Circulars No. 2 (Rev. 8), No. 3 (Rev. 4) and No. 21 (I) (Rev. 4) Written by: HR Department — Revised versions of Administrative Circulars No. 2, “Recruitment, appointment and possible developments regarding the contractual position of staff members”; No. 3, “Home leave, travel to the home station and travel for family reasons”; and No. 21 (I),

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  • Operational Circular No. 2 (Rev. 3): Conditions of access to the fenced parts of the CERN site (update of the implementation measures)

    Operational Circular No. 2 (Rev. 3): Conditions of access to the fenced parts of the CERN site (update of the implementation measures) Written by: HR Department — Members of the personnel and other persons concerned are hereby informed that the Director-General has approved, further to consultation with the Staff Association, an update of the document “Implementation

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  • Training the world’s future quantum experts

    Training the world’s future quantum experts

    From 10 to 12 July 2026, CERN hosted the second edition of the Quantum Materials Hackathon at CERN’s IdeaSquare, which brought together 34 students of over 30 nationalities. The students used quantum computing hardware and simulators to tackle real-world problems, guided by mentors from industry and the research community. Quantum materials are particularly important at CERN, as many of the

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  • Eyes on the sky: a rare solar eclipse will be visible from CERN on 12 August

    Eyes on the sky: a rare solar eclipse will be visible from CERN on 12 August

    Find out how to watch the 2026 eclipse safely

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  • Accelerator Report: Beyond the LHC – CERN’s Beams Keep Science Moving

    Accelerator Report: Beyond the LHC – CERN’s Beams Keep Science Moving

    The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may have entered Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), but across the rest of CERN’s accelerator complex operations remain as busy as ever. The LHC injector chain continues to provide proton beams for a broad range of users, including the ELENA antiproton community, the East and North Area experiments and the n_TOF

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  • Upcoming events

    Upcoming events

    Check out this curated selection of upcoming events for the CERN community

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  • The July/August 2026 issue of the CERN Courier is out

    The July/August 2026 issue of the CERN Courier is out

    When the Large Electron–Positron collider (LEP) switched on, in 1989, the field had never worked at such a scale. Approved eight years earlier, it collided electrons and positrons until the turn of the century, marking two decades in which discovery truly turned global. Last November, some 200 physicists and historians gathered at CERN to take stock

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  • HiRadMat celebrates 15 years of research

    HiRadMat celebrates 15 years of research

    2026 marks the 15th anniversary of the High Radiation to Materials facility at CERN

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  • Bring your own cup, and help keep seats free at lunchtime

    Bring your own cup, and help keep seats free at lunchtime

    Use reusable cups, mugs and bottles Members of the CERN community are encouraged to use reusable containers at water fountains and coffee machines. As part of CERN’s efforts to reduce waste, disposable cups were removed from water fountains and other facilities several years ago, with the exception of the Nespresso coffee stations. Please bring your

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