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CERN signs a joint Statement of Intent with Canada
CERN signs a joint Statement of Intent with CanadaCERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti (left), and His Excellency Mr Patrick Wittmann, Ambassador of Canada to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (right),...
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Computer Security: ThisIsAVeryGoodPassword“Weze-Xupe”, “a^2+b**2=sqr(c)”, “IXdKKaspdd!” or “dogs+F18” have long been the state of art for passwords – using a mixture of capital and lower-case letters,...
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ATLAS gets under the hood of the Higgs mechanismThe discovery of the Higgs boson by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at CERN in 2012 opened a new window on the innermost workings of the Universe. It...
View ArticleOne-to-one meetings with the French tax authorities for CERN members of...
One-to-one meetings with the French tax authorities for CERN members of personnelIn order to help members of the personnel who may need assistance, the Organization has decided to set up individual tax...
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Revised computer security rules At its 6th meeting, the Computer Security Board formally approved several Subsidiary Rules to the Use of CERN computing facilities (Operational Circular No. 5, OC5)...
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Taxation in FranceThe Organization would like to remind members of the personnel that they must comply with the national legislation applicable to them (cf. Article S V 2.02 of the Staff Rules).I -...
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Exchange rate for the tax declaration form of 2024 income: for the attention of members of the personnel and pensioners living in FranceFor the tax declaration form of 2024 income, the average annual...
View ArticleRegister now for the 2025 CERN Relay Race!
Register now for the 2025 CERN Relay Race! The CERN Relay Race, organised by the Running club and the Staff Association, will be back on Wednesday, 14 May for its 53rd edition.The main race will start...
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Upcoming events26 Apr | Knowledge Sharing | CERN Science Gateway | CERN Public events | FRGirls in ICT 2025 – Découverte de l’informatique au CERN6 May 11:00 | Physics | Main Auditorium | EP Seminar |...
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Hans Gutbrod (1942 – 2025)
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View ArticlePassword no longer needed to sign EDH documents from May 2025
Password no longer needed to sign EDH documents from May 2025The electronic document signature for EDH documents will change in May 2025. Members of the personnel will no longer need to remember and...
View ArticleA journey through CERN’s past in black and white
A journey through CERN’s past in black and whiteCERN’s photo archives contain hundreds of thousands of images, among them hidden gems. Many of them are beautiful, while others are surprising or...
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Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter tradition
Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter traditionI concluded my previous Accelerator Report with: “…if the two-week delay holds, the 2025 commissioning may once again fall during the...
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Special opening hours in restaurants and cafeterias during CERN holidays Spring is often an opportunity to enjoy a long weekend. CERN has several official holidays in April and May, during which campus...
View ArticleEuropean Strategy for Particle Physics: community input received
European Strategy for Particle Physics: community input receivedThe deadline for submission of input for the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) has passed, with 263...
View ArticleFind out who won the Spring Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt
Find out who won the Spring Biodiversity Scavenger HuntThank you to everyone who participated in the Spring Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt!We hope you enjoyed exploring the site’s biodiversity. Maybe it...
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This Earth Day, CERN underlines its commitments to energy management
This Earth Day, CERN underlines its commitments to energy managementEarth Day has been celebrated on 22 April since 1970, and in 2025 its theme is “our power, our planet”. This reflects the increasing...
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Feeling lost in the maze of privacy notices? Let’s decode them together! Check out this video for clarifications on the content of privacy notices.As a reminder, a privacy notice is a document that...
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Renzo Riva (1942 – 2025)
Renzo Riva (1942 – 2025)(Image: Riva family)With great sadness, the CERN Ski club bids farewell to Renzo Riva, an extraordinary person who passed away on 24 March2025 at the age of 82. He was not only...
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Central heating to be turned off on 28 AprilThe central heating will be gradually switched off throughout CERN from Monday 28 April. This date is determined mainly by the weather and night-time...
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