Take part in climate action through CERN’s online Webfest challenge 2022
Take part in climate action through CERN’s online Webfest challenge 2022The Webfest – CERN’s annual hackathon based on open web technologies – will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year. CERN is...
View ArticleCome and meet CERN scientists at Science Night
Come and meet CERN scientists at Science NightOn 9 and 10 July 2022, in the magnificent setting of the Perle du Lac park in Geneva, the Science History Museum will be holding its 13th Science Night, on...
View ArticleCERN colloquium on 7 July - "Legacies of racism and sexism in science" with...
CERN colloquium on 7 July - "Legacies of racism and sexism in science" with Angela SainiJoin the audience on 7 July at 4.30 p.m. for a CERN colloquium on "Legacies of racism and sexism in science"...
View ArticleCar-sharing service operational again
Car-sharing service operational again After a long closure owing to the pandemic, the car-sharing service has been up and running again since 14 June 2022.This service, which is run by the Mobility...
View ArticleRestaurants offer student discount over the summer
Restaurants offer student discount over the summer During the summer period (15 June–15 September), all students born in or after 1997 and who have a contract lasting at least one month are entitled...
View ArticleNew signs to improve road safety
New signs to improve road safetySince the beginning of June, you may have spotted new road signs at strategic points around the CERN site. These signs indicate where reverse parking is compulsory.This...
View ArticleComputer Security: Dear summer students, welcome!
Computer Security: Dear summer students, welcome!A warm welcome to the summer-student class of 2022! We’re glad that you made it in these troubled times! We offer a packed agenda for the next two...
View ArticleThree teams of high-school students from Egypt, France and Spain win the CERN...
Three teams of high-school students from Egypt, France and Spain win the CERN Beamline for Schools competitionGeneva and Hamburg, 29 June 2022. Three teams of high-school students – from the Club de...
View ArticlePlanning for upcoming email migration
Planning for upcoming email migrationIn the coming months, CERN mailboxes will be moved from the current on-premises Microsoft Exchange platform to the Microsoft Exchange Online service. This will...
View ArticleCutting-edge computing technologies to be highlighted in CERN openlab...
Cutting-edge computing technologies to be highlighted in CERN openlab summer-student lectures – follow the talks onlineWould you like to learn about the innovative computing technologies that underpin...
View ArticleHome.cern, CERN Courier: New online resources on the Higgs boson
Home.cern, CERN Courier: New online resources on the Higgs boson Needless to say, working at CERN has not turned all of us into particle physics experts. So if the celebrations of the anniversary of...
View ArticleSave the date for the CERN and the Environment workshop: 12 and 13 October 2022
Save the date for the CERN and the Environment workshop: 12 and 13 October 2022CERN strives to be a role model for transparent and environmentally responsible research. Its strategy with respect to the...
View ArticleThe 4W repair kit for work relationships
The 4W repair kit for work relationshipsAt the International Ombuds Association’s international conference, which I attended back in April, one of the speakers[1], Dr Patricia Robinson, shared a simple...
View ArticleThe Higgs boson, ten years after its discovery
The Higgs boson, ten years after its discoveryGeneva, 4 July 2022. Ten years ago, on July 4 2012, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new...
View ArticleLHC Run 3: physics at record energy starts tomorrow
LHC Run 3: physics at record energy starts tomorrowA new period of data taking begins on Tuesday, 5 July for the experiments at the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider...
View ArticleMyFiles: A new platform for storing financial documents
MyFiles: A new platform for storing financial documentsThe FAP department has developed a platform called MyFiles to replace the AIS media application in which payslips, internal tax certificates and...
View ArticleHiggs10: When spring 2012 turned to summer
Higgs10: When spring 2012 turned to summerAt the Higgs boson search update seminar on 13 December 2011, things were already looking promising. The data had allowed us to constrain the Higgs boson mass...
View ArticleATLAS and CMS release results of most comprehensive studies yet of Higgs...
ATLAS and CMS release results of most comprehensive studies yet of Higgs boson’s propertiesToday, exactly ten years after announcing the discovery of the Higgs boson, the international ATLAS and CMS...
View ArticleLHCb discovers three new exotic particles
LHCb discovers three new exotic particles The international LHCb collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has observed three never-before-seen particles: a new kind of “pentaquark” and the...
View ArticleThe new LHCb VELO
The new LHCb VELOThe VELO was installed at the LHCb experiment in May 2022, just in time for the start of the third LHC run, on 5 July, marking the end of 15 years of development and construction.The...
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