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Register now for the CERN Table Tennis Tournament on Saturday 16 August at 1.30pm
All members and beneficiaries of the Pension Fund are invited to attend the meeting on 16 September 2014
Please note the date for the meeting has been changed to 16 September 2014
Physicists at CERN are busy preparing the T9 beam line to host experiments by the winners of the <em>Beamline for Schools</em> competition
Apply now for our problem-solving workshop - also known as hackathon - taking place at CERN from 31 October to 2 November
The box office is now open for events in Geneva, Switzerland, this September to mark CERN's 60th anniversary
We would like to invite you to take part in one of the information sessions to explain applications and interviews for indefinite contracts
Over recent years, CERN has been tightening its links with fellow organisations in Geneva’s vibrant international community
The 2014 High School Teacher Programme (HST) is well under way, and this year it has a distinct Middle Eastern flavour, says Rolf Heuer
Former Director of TRIUMF who provided substantial Canadian contributions to the LHC and the ATLAS detector
A small number of places are available to attend CERN's second TEDx event on 24 September - apply now!