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This year, IdeaSquare will welcome LHCreate’s fourth edition on 18 and 19 October. Everyone at CERN is warmly invited to take part
Learning is good for you, and it’s good for CERN. And it just got easier! So dive into the Learning Hub and sample CERN's rich world of learning
On Friday, 28 September 2018 CERN organises Researchers’ Night for the 9th consecutive year!
Learning is good for you, and it’s good for CERN. And it just got easier! So dive into the Learning Hub and sample the rich world of learning
The three winning photographs from CERN’s Photowalk now join the Global Physics Photowalk. Vote for your favourite
The 2017 Annual Report from the HR Department concerning the settlement of disputes and discipline under Chapter VI of the Staff Rules and Regulations
On 1 August 2018, CERN was the City of Geneva’s guest of honour at the Swiss National Day celebrations at Parc La Grange
From 11 to 13 July, CERN was swarming with table football enthusiasts, who had signed up for the first charitable tournament
Nature still has a foothold amidst the tangle of CERN’s industrial infrastructure. A biodiversity tour of the Laboratory
Following on from the recent CineGlobe and Science Night events, CERN will be participating in the Swiss National Day celebrations on 1 August
Several programmes for students running this summer have benefited from the support of the CERN & Society foundation
