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Freddy Streun, co-founder of the CERN Ski club, and Norman Eatough, founder of the CERN Croquet club, are retiring from their club activities after decades of tireless service
CERN has decided to fight stress, which can have negative health effects
VolMeur Collection: when inappropriate storage conditions of LEP photo slides generate art
The staff members having reached 25 years of service at CERN in 2017 were invited by the Director-General to a reception on 24 November
From 20 to 24 November, head over to the Main Building (500) to find out about waste sorting and recycling at CERN
The German doctoral student programme has trained 122 students since 2007
The restaurant area for official lunches and dinners has been renovated to create an elegant and high-tech setting
The 26th edition of the Hardronic Festival has been yet another great success for many reasons
After munching their way around the Globe, the CERN sheep are now dining out next to the ATLAS experiment
CERN releases a first set of virtual stickers
Lunchtime has never been more exciting: make new friends and spark new projects
You can now use a smartphone app to pay at the restaurants and snack bars on the Meyrin site