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On 24 January, His Excellency Mr Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, visited CERN
After passing the pilot phase, the new programme will now open up to five more countries
In accordance with decisions taken by Council in December 2017, certain financial benefits impacting salaries and stipends have been adjusted
CERN's Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti, is co-chairing this week's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Modifications to the Staff Rules and Regulations have been implemented in accordance with the decisions taken by the Council in December 2017
Registration is now open for the CERN Accelerator School’s course on beam instrumentation, to be held in Tuusula, Finland from 2 to 15 June 2018
The car sharing-operator Catch a Car is providing two fixed parking spaces at CERN in the Globe car park.
Last year saw great accomplishments and excellent progress over the full spectrum of the Organization’s activities
Following the creation of the new Office of Data Privacy Protection last year, a new website offering resources and advice has been set up
Two new authoring and publishing tools are now available to members of CERN community
