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Rolf Heuer has been appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour)
Don’t let CERN’s memory be erased! Bring us your magnetic tapes on the life of the Laboratory to have them digitised
Send colleagues, family and friends holiday greetings using the CERN e-card service
The emergency stop tests of the administrative area of the Meyrin site are planned on Wednesday 4 January, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The emergency stop tests of the PS and Booster area on the Meyrin site are planned on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On Monday 5 December 2016, recently-recruited staff members and fellows participated in a session in the framework of the Induction Programme
Mail Delivery measures for the annual closure of CERN
Reminder at the request of the host state authorities
The students of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland assisted a CERN outreach event organized by PACMAN
Dr Dietrich Wiegandt passed away on 12 April 2016
