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Registration is now open for "The science cloud: From Cloud-Active to Cloud-Productive" a public event showcasing the Helix Nebula production platform
Due to the serious “Heartbleed” vulnerability you will need to change your CERN passwords before 13 May 2014, failing which accounts may be blocked
Switzerland and France facilitate the entry of members of the Organization’s personnel onto their territories. Where relevant, VISAs apply
Historian Quinn Slobodian discusses globalization with CERN cosmologist Subodh Patil. Today in the CERN library at 4pm
Jian Wang of the Université libre de Bruxelles discusses Higgs boson width from off-shell production and decay to ZZ. Watch the webcast
Signed just two weeks ago, the new CERN-ESA agreement is already bearing fruit
Apply now for the second Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics to be held in Puri, India, from 4 to 17 November 2014
The theme for this year's event is safety and health in the use of chemicals at work
Ugo Amaldi will be speaking in the Globe of Science and Innovation at 7.30pm on 10 April. Reserve your place!
The 113th meeting of the SPS and PS experiments committee brings updates from NA62, AEGIS and GBAR among others. Watch the live webcast
For some Greek students, the journey to the world of particle physics starts at the primary school
With nearly 300 teams submitting proposals for the CERN “Beamline for Schools” competition, which one will win?