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The Joint Advisory Appeals Board has examined an internal appeal
This year CERN welcomed 276 summer students, including 133 from non-member states
To be held in the CERN Council chamber on Wednesday 11 September
Czech company JABLOTRON has released an educational toolkit based on CERN detector technology
Latest results from 10 years of proton–antiproton running
In Divonne-les-Bains, an association founded by former CERN personnel is restoring the oldest hydroelectric plant in France
The physics of heavy quark–antiquark bound states is a long-standing puzzle, made more intriguing by results from the LHC
Summer for particle physicists is the season for “summer conferences” and the past week saw two big meetings in full swing
Manjit Dosanjh, CERN's life sciences advisor and member of the Knowledge Transfer group, explains benefits of multidisciplinary conferences for health
Registration opens for 2014 conference uniting biology, physics and medicine for better health
CERN is hosting a blood donation today from 9am to 5pm in Restaurant 2