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Access to hall SM18 via the Route de l’Europe will not be possible on 17 and 18 December 2018 and from 14 to 18 January 2019
Winter brings potential health and safety risks, most of which can be easily avoided by taking a few simple precautions
A series of visits were organised in November to help discover horse-logging at CERN
The World Scientific Publishing Book Fair will take place in the Main Building (500) on Tuesday, 4 and Wednesday, 5 December 2018
CERN has asked the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to investigate the possibility of authorising the exchange of a foreign driving licence in France
The Jardin des Particules, the crèche and school run by the Staff Association, currently has a number of full- and part-time places available
Two panel discussions will be held in the Globe of Science and Innovation on Monday 19 November from 17:00
CERN has released its first photos under a standard "free" licence, as support material for the 2013 Nobel prize in physics
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is an opportunity to reflect on how we use the roads at CERN
