Computer Security: Freemium paywalls
Computer Security: Freemium paywallsIn an open, academic environment, the use of free commercial (“freemium”) and open-source software (“FOSS”) and tools is not unusual. Actually, many researchers,...
View ArticleCelebrating LGBTQ+ in STEM
Celebrating LGBTQ+ in STEM Do you know what Carolyn Bertozzi and Svante Pääbo have in common? They both won a Nobel Prize in 2022 – in Chemistry and in Physiology or Medicine, respectively.Did you also...
View ArticleMobility is changing at CERN
Mobility is changing at CERN For many years, CERN has been committed to providing mobility solutions for its entire community, facilitating access to and movement around the sites.The SCE department is...
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Provisional catering services during refurbishment works in Restaurant 1
Provisional catering services during refurbishment works in Restaurant 1 As announced in the Bulletin, a new phase of the Restaurant 1 (R1) refurbishment works will take place from November 2022 to...
View ArticleCERN staff member now ESA astronaut
CERN staff member now ESA astronautCongratulations to CERN staff member Slawosz Uznanski, reliability engineer of the LHC new power converters in the Accelerator Systems department (SY), for making it...
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Science Gateway: the first trees for the forest have arrived
Science Gateway: the first trees for the forest have arrivedThe first trees for the forest of the Science Gateway have been planted. (Image: CERN)Since 10 November, you may have noticed the first few...
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First lead-ion collisions in the LHC at record energy
First lead-ion collisions in the LHC at record energyEvent displays of the first Pb-Pb collision of Run3 taken on 18 November 2022 (Image: CERN)After the successful start of Run 3 in July this year,...
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Donald Perkins (1925 – 2022)
Donald Perkins (1925 – 2022) British physicist Don Perkins, who played a significant role in shaping the world of particle physics from the 1940s onwards, passed away on 30 October at the age of...
View ArticleOutreach award for initiative to teach high-school physics with CERN...
Outreach award for initiative to teach high-school physics with CERN detectors in SpainSince their inception at CERN in the framework of the Medipix collaborations, the Medipix and Timepix families of...
View ArticleCERN, CHUV and THERYQ join forces for a world first in cancer radiotherapy
CERN, CHUV and THERYQ join forces for a world first in cancer radiotherapyCERN, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois(CHUV) and THERYQ (ALCEN group) have signed an agreement for the development...
View ArticleFrom CERN to space: staff member selected to join the ESA 2022 astronaut class
From CERN to space: staff member selected to join the ESA 2022 astronaut classOn Wednesday, 23 November at 3.30 p.m. CET, the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled the names and faces of the new...
View ArticleCERN Alumni Virtual Company Showroom with Luxoft - 9 December
CERN Alumni Virtual Company Showroom with Luxoft - 9 DecemberJoin representatives from Luxoft to find out more about the company, potential job opportunities and the skills and talents they are now...
View ArticleCERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) - Opening hours of UNIQA offices during...
CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) - Opening hours of UNIQA offices during end-of-year closure Please note that the UNIQA office at CERN (Main Building) will be closed during the Laboratory two-week...
View ArticleExtension of the pre-retirement programmes
Extension of the pre-retirement programmesFollowing a recommendation by the Standing Concertation Committee at its meeting on 22 November 2022 and approval by the Director-General, please note that:the...
View ArticleOfficial holidays in 2023 and end-of-year closure 2023/2024
Official holidays in 2023 and end-of-year closure 2023/2024Official holidays in 2023 (in addition to the special leave during the annual closure): Monday, 2 January (compensation granted for 1 January,...
View ArticleComputer Security: What’s under the tree?
Computer Security: What’s under the tree?With the usual consternation, we see the end of the year is approaching apace*. That means it’s time to review what Father Christmas and his elves, gnomes and...
View ArticleCERN and Airbus partnership on future clean aviation
CERN and Airbus partnership on future clean aviationToday, CERN and Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, have launched an innovative collaboration to explore the potential use of...
View ArticleService availability during CERN’s annual closure 2022/2023
Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2022/2023General site servicesAs always, in addition to the Fire and Rescue service (+41 22 76) 74444, the Security service remains operational every...
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Jean Mourier (1949 – 2022)
Jean Mourier (1949 – 2022) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing – at far too young an age, as all those who knew him will agree – of Jean Mourier, who worked at CERN from 1974 to...
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6th FCC physics workshop in Krakow, 23–27 January 2023
6th FCC physics workshop in Krakow, 23–27 January 2023 A key recommendation of the 2020 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics is that Europe, in collaboration with the worldwide...
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