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An event in Geneva that aims to make science accessible and fun by bringing current scientific research to the welcoming atmosphere of a pub
Competition open to find new machine-learning techniques for analysis of Higgs data produced by the ATLAS experiment
Route Gentner will be closed after building 890 14-30 May
CERN’s 60th anniversary is all about celebrating 60 years of science for peace with people who matter to us - high on that list are our neighbours
CERN DG and Turkish minister for Energy and Natural Resources today signed an agreement admitting Turkey to CERN Associate Membership
Anna Ovsyanikova (violin) and Chryssa Kasma (piano) will offer a recital in the CERN main auditorium 30 May
As of 5 May 2014, the CERN Fire Brigade will not handle compulsory declarations of the loss or theft of property and of serious events anymore
Memorandum concerning the annual internal taxation certificate and the declaration of income for 2013
For 2013, the average annual exchange rate is EUR 0.82 for CHF 1