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Charlotte Warakaulle shares her vision for the new International Relations (IR) Sector.
With deep regret CERN announces the death of Sylvestre Catin on 2 April 2016
Registration for the CERN SA Summer Camp is now open for children from 4 to 6 years old.
The Developers@CERN Forum is an event by developers for developers aimed at promoting knowledge- and experience-sharing.
On 1 April 2016, the Republic of Cyprus became an Associate Member State of CERN in pre-stage to Membership
Scientists at CERN have made a surprising discovery after sonifying Higgs boson data
LHC tunnel are emergency lights are part of an essential safety system if you ever need to evacuate
The Computer Security Team is planning blocking incoming "pings" to any device connected to the office network and the computer centre network.
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Particle hunting is in full swing as LHC experiment collaborations have come up with dozens of fresh results at a meeting for particle physicists
“Physics for all” ran the cover story on the March issue of Physics World magazine, and it's a sentiment that we can surely all put our weight behind.
Applications are now open for high school teachers to apply to bring their students for a unique hands-on experience at CERN
