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Sudeshna Datta-Cockerill takes over from Vincent Vuillemin as the CERN Ombuds
Pauline Gagnon on talking about particle physics in the unlikeliest of places
In this Hangout with CERN special, the laboratory conducts a Virtual Field Trip with the Google Science Fair
In 2014 net monthly remuneration will be paid into individual bank accounts on the following dates
The CERN infirmary on the ground floor of building 57 will remain closed until 16 February
For the former head of the Technology department, the new year brings a new start as CERN’s Director for Accelerators and Technology
With registration closing on 31 January, what would you do if you could conduct a real experiment on a CERN proton beamline?
At a ceremony today at CERN, the Israeli flag was hoisted for the first time to join the other 20 flags of the organization’s member states
Following a resolution unanimously adopted at today’s 169th session of the CERN Council, CERN is set to admit Israel as the Organization’s 21st Member State.
The third Prix Ars Electronica Collide @ CERN was today awarded to the Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda