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Advice from the French police force concerning imposters in the Pay de Gex area
Major renovation work will reduce energy consumption and improve the reliability and safety of the experiment hall
Over Summer 2018 (18 June - 31 August 2018), the SMB department will organise a shuttle to transport students from/to St Genis to/from both CERN sites
One year after its creation, the CERN Alumni network has 3100 members from more than 80 countries and is still growing
Museum directors and science outreach experts visited CERN on the occasion of the annual ECSITE meeting
The Cloud Licence Office (CLO) has been established to provide guidance on the purchase and use of cloud services by members of CERN’s personnel
HALO, a large-scale art installation conceived at CERN and inspired by ATLAS data will be exhibited at Art Basel during 13-17 June
Sad news for members of the former Track Chamber (TC), Experimental Facilities (EF) and Accelerator Technology (AT) divisions.
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has informed CERN of the conditions and means of access to the French labour market
Switzerland and France facilitate the entry of members of the Organization’s personnel on to their territories
