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Towards a future in which all forms of intolerant behaviour can truly be consigned to history
The Super Proton Synchrotron is 40 years old. The CERN Archives brought to light delightful off-stage scenes of the Organization’s history
We met some of alumni of the African School of Physics alumni, who are now working at CERN
CERN received the 2017 Award for Contribution to Science Communication to CERN from he Czech Republic’s Academia Film Olomouc
CERN establishes deeper relations with Finland during a day-long event in Otaniemi
The crossroads in front of the main entrance of the Prévessin site will be renovated during the period between 1 May and 30 October 2017
Charles Gruhn, a colleague and friend for many of us at CERN and elsewhere, passed away peacefully on 24 March
The traffic on the Route de Meyrin will be diverted as of Monday, 8 May owing to the work on the Esplanade des Particules
Don't miss the concerts given by the CERN Choir and the Ensemble de Joux in Geneva and Ferney-Voltaire on 20 and 21 May
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the American Physical Society (APS) signed an agreement today for SCOAP3 – the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics.
Opening hours of CERN restaurants and cafeterias during the weekends of May 1st, May 25th and June 5th, 2017
The CERN Relay Race 2017 will be held on Thursday 1 June
