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Two technical training courses have been launched for scientists and engineers at CERN
UNOSAT, UNITAR’s operational satellite applications programme, based at CERN, celebrates 15 years of supporting humanitarian work
Large volumes of high-quality data may be a challenge, but addressing it brings innovation
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You can now use a smartphone app to pay at the restaurants and snack bars on the Meyrin site
The new cycle path between the Meyrin and Prévessin sites was officially opened on Friday, 14 October
Three new calls have been opened for a South Korean, Croatian or Swiss artist
Success for the European Researchers’ Night, which attracted almost 600 visitors on 30 September
UNOSAT, a United Nations programme hosted at CERN, celebrates 15 years of vital support to humanitarian work
Follow TEDxCERN at one of the many live webcast locations, or tune in to the website on 5 November 2016
On 5 October 2016, Ukraine became an associate member State of CERN after the ratification by its Parliament of the agreement
The agreement will improve the company’s industrial control and automation systems thanks to a software enhancing its visualization capabilities
