Tag: Opinion
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Looking back on a good year for physics
With the accelerator complex having shut down for the year on 28 November, now is a good moment to take stock of the healthy position of our research. This year saw a wealth of new results across the programme. At the LHC, Run 1 and 2 data continue to deliver a rich seam of results.
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ in STEM
18 November marks LGBTQ+ STEM Day – Inclusion is for Everyone
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A new strategy and structure to tackle the ambitious challenges ahead
Making sure we were ready for Run 3 was the objective we could not lose sight of last year. At the same time, we started a process to set up an IT Strategy – the what we will do, which I hope you will read – and a Target Operating Model – the how, which
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Taking measures to save energy
CERN is taking measures to save energy over the coming winter and in the long term
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A new step on the path towards gender equality at CERN
This summer, the Management formally endorsed CERN’s work on gender equality, demonstrating the Organization’s firm commitment to diversity and inclusion
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Microcosm closes its doors
On 18 September, Microcosm will permanently close its doors. For 32 years, CERN’s first permanent on-site exhibition has been a window onto our Laboratory, close to its heart, reflecting our community’s desire to share the CERN story and to inspire future generations of scientists. Microcosm exhibitions have progressed over the years through a series of
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An encouraging start for Run 3
In challenging times, it’s reassuring to see CERN’s accelerator complex fully up and running again, with physics being delivered to the experiments at ISOLDE and HIE-ISOLDE, n_TOF, AD-ELENA, the East Area, the North Area, AWAKE, HiRadMat, CLEAR and, of course, the LHC – the current temporary unscheduled stop notwithstanding – and great work being done
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Mapping out the future of high-energy physics in the United States
On 17 July 2022, hundreds of US high-energy physicists, along with colleagues from all over the world, gathered at the University of Washington in Seattle for a ten-day meeting to take one of the final steps in the latest US high-energy physics (HEP) community planning exercise. These exercises, hosted by the Division of Particles and
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News from CERN’s Council
Following the 208th session of the CERN Council, which concluded on 17 June, the Director-General sent the following message to the CERN personnel
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30 years of ISOLDE at the Proton Synchrotron Booster
Since its relocation from the Synchrocyclotron to the Proton Synchrotron Booster in 1992, ISOLDE has consistently reinvented itself to push the frontiers of science with radioactive beams