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As of September, you will observe a minor change in the 2nd and/or 3rd decimal place of the percentage of midpoint of your grade on your salary slip
The 2017 edition of the annual CERN Road Race will be held on Wednesday 27 September at 18:15
ISOTDAQ 2018 is an International School dedicated to introducing students as well as postdoc to the "arts and crafts" of triggering and acquiring data
Join us at the Globe on Friday 29 September for a series of events to celebrate Researchers’ Night
Mobility is becoming a pressing concern. Let’s work together to make mobility at CERN safer, greener and more enjoyable for all
Adobe software to be removed in September: recommended PDF tools to be used instead
Learn more, think more and talk more about gender diversity in tech at our upcoming film screening and light lunch
Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian delegate to the CERN Council and previous Chair of the CERN Finance Committee, passed away on 13 June
All members and beneficiaries of the Pension Fund are invited to attend the Annual Information Meeting to be held on Thursday 19 October 2017
The screening of the award-winning documentary will take place on 11/09/17 at 12:00 in the Council Chamber and will be followed by a light lunch
From Friday, 1 September the evening opening times of Gate E will be extended by one hour for those leaving the site
On Tuesday 12 September and as part of the EUCAS 2017 conference will be held at the Globe a rather unusual mainstream conference