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Claims for educations fees for the academic year 2011/12 must be submitted by the end of August this year
Sign up now to volunteer for the CERN Open Days in September
On Saturday, 28 and Sunday, 29 September, CERN will open up its installations to the general public
The vacancy notices for posts opened with a view to the award of indefinite contracts will be published on 9 August 2013 for a period of four weeks
Young winners of the CERN prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) visited the laboratory last week
In his keynote address at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Rolf Heuer pushed investment in science and "co-opetition"
In his keynote address at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Rolf Heuer pushed investment in science, and "co-opetition"
The maximum age for an active member has been extended from 65 to 67 years
This year 275 students from 80 countries will be spending the summer at CERN to take part in the summer students' programme
On 25 June, pupils from the collège de Ferney-Voltaire completed the Passport to the Big Bang circuit
The communications group is building an app for the CERN community, and they need your help
