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Applications for the Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics in Puri, India, are now open. Deadline: 11 April 2014
The 4th CineGlobe International Film Festival will take place from 18 to 23 March at CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation in Meyrin, Switzerland
Today from 3pm watch the webcast of CERN and UN Geneva's roundtable discussion about the challenges of communicating science
Students at the Challenge Based Innovation course presented prototypes of platforms to simplify meetings and enhance learning in autistic children
The 10th edition of the International Masterclasses in Particle Physics is expected to attract more than 10,000 high-school students worldwide
On the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March), voices from the CERN community share their views on diversity and collaboration
Mums can teach their daughters positive perceptions of knowledge and science, says Manjit Dosanjh
Inspirational female role models like Jocelyn Bell are important for young women in science, says CERN doctoral student Giulia Alice Fornaro
Give blood 3 April 9am-5pm in building 504 (Restaurant 2)
With international women’s day coming up, it's time to take a look at how far we’ve come over recent years in promoting gender equality at CERN
