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Serbia visits CERN
Anaïs SchaefferFrom left to right: Mladen Šarčević, Ana Brnabić, Fabiola Gianotti and Charlotte Warakaulle. (Image: Julien Ordan/CERN)On 11 September, CERN received a visit from Ana Brnabić, Prime...
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LHC Report: The final days of Run 2
Jorg WenningerProjected (blue) and delivered (green) integrated luminosity of ATLAS and CMS. The magenta line corresponds to a Run 2 total of 150 fb–1.The LHC is entering the final days of the...
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Submit your project to the CERN Knowledge Transfer Fund
Simon OlofssonImproving crystal detectors for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners is one of the projects supported by the CERN Medical Applications Budget. (Image: Patrice Loïez) With its...
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Getting mobility on the right track
Corinne PralavorioIn June, the mobility working group launched a survey to understand CERN people’s habits and needs concerning mobility. Here are the results. Who are you?4,300 members of the...
View ArticleComputer security: Protect your family
The Computer Security TeamHow many devices do you have at home? Plenty, no? Our physical life today is deeply entangled with our digital one. Best example: ask yourself where your smartphone is. Do you...
View ArticleAddressing recognition in large collaborations
The European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) has created a working group to examine the recognition of individual achievements in large scientific collaborations. Based on feedback from an...
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CERN presents the High-Luminosity LHC to its neighbours
What is the purpose of the High-Luminosity LHC? What is the timeline for the construction work? Where will the work take place and what will it involve? CERN is heading out to meet its (your)...
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At the heart of Democracy
View of the 138th Assembly of the IPU in March 2018. The General Debate of the 139th IPU Assembly from 14 October will be themed around Science and Technology. (Image: IPU)The Interparliamentary Union...
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New online procurement platform for CERN suppliers
CERN Procurement ServiceThe new e-Procurement platform allows firms interested in working with us to register information proactively about their capabilities. While the Procurement Service currently...
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Don’t be afraid of the elephant in the room
Are fake news mostly spread on the Internet by weird algorithms programmed by hackers? Could robots change the humanity’s destiny?These and other burning topics will be the focus of the next TEDxCERN...
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Big Data is good for physicists, who are good for Big Data
The five panellists and the moderator of the "Moving out of Academia to... Big Data" event for CERN Alumni. From left to right: Davide Gerbaudo, Rikard Sandstrom, Imai Jen-La Plante, Boris Mangano,...
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LHC Report: A smooth recovery and a special physics run?
Christoph Schwick, Brian Peters, Rende SteerenbergThe last two quarters of the 2018 LHC schedule, with the seven-day special physics run placeholder in week 41. On Wednesday, 12 September, the third...
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A new address for CERN
The Flags of the 22 Member States of CERN flutter above the new Esplanade des Particules inaugurated on Friday, 28 September. (Image: Rachel Lavy, Julien Ordan and Maximilien Brice / CERN)The...
View ArticleComputer Security: Linux: Windows revisited
The Computer Security TeamIn the past, “infections” were usually only a matter for PCs and laptops running Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Windows users should (and, at CERN, must!) apply due...
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CERN, guest of honour at Ferney-Voltaire Fête de la Science
Marie BouvierOn Saturday, 13 October 2018, CERN was guest of honour of the City of Ferney-Voltaire for the Fête de la Science, organised by the association Pangloss in the gardens of the Château de...
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A new management for CMS in 2018
Roberto Carlin (centre), the new CMS spokesperson surrounded by his two deputies Patricia McBride and Luca Malgeri (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)On 1 September 2018, a new spokesperson, Roberto Carlin,...
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Evolving how we welcome newcomers to CERN
Human Resources DepartmentIn close collaboration with all CERN departments, the first ‘all-new’ Welcome Session took place on 1 April this year in the Globe of Science and Innovation (Image: Lavy,...
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One enlarged Foundation to broaden CERN’s impact on society
CERN & SocietyFrom left to right: Peter Jenni, deputy chairperson of the CERN & Society Foundation board, Martin Steinacher, Director for Finance and Human Resources and president of the...
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LHC Report: A busy end of the proton run
Rende SteerenbergThe LHC schedule following the approval of the special physics run and the addition of the 4 extra Machine Development (MD) days. The two special physics days in week 42 have become...
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A new power transformer joins CERN’s armada
Cristina AgrigoroaeBaptised “Olive” for the olive-green colour of its tank, the power transformer is 9.7 metres high, 15.8 metres long and 3.9 metres wide (Image: Julien Ordan, Rachel Lavy/CERN)Early...
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