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Since the beginning of the school year, the Jardin des Particules has been running a new programme on Wednesdays from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. for children aged from 4 to 8, which is open to everyone
The Jardin des Particules has launched a new project offering more flexible childcare in response to the demands of families in the CERN community
The construction of the last surface buildings for HL-LHC Point 1, including the underground connections to the HL-LHC cavern, is now complete
CERN plays a key role in several events in the towns of Bourg-en-Bresse, Saint-Genis-Pouilly and Ferney-Voltaire.
This spooky season, CERN, along with multiple scientific organisations around the world, is celebrating the hunt for dark matter
The I.FAST project’s yearly student challenge was held this summer, exploring environmental and societal applications of accelerator technology
A set of talks and forum on 17-18 November, following a podcast series featuring experts in the field
We would like to share an update concerning vaccination and self-tests in the context of self-declaration on TRAMED