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Public presentations of the HL-LHC project
Public presentations of the HL-LHC project CERN scientists will meet their neighbours to present the HL-LHC project and answer questions The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC): the future of the LHC CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It has operated successfully since 2008 and at very high
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CERN is guest of honour at Swiss National Day in Geneva
CERN is guest of honour at Swiss National Day in Geneva On 1 August 2018, CERN was the City of Geneva’s guest of honour at the Swiss National Day celebrations at Parc La Grange The CERN tent, offering workshops, virtual reality tours, physics demonstrations, educational games and the new “Particle Identities” quiz, was never empty
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Summer science events
Summer science events Each summer, CERN goes out to meet the general public in the local area, offering visitors a refreshing science cocktail. This year, the summer events began at the end of June with the CineGlobe international film festival. On the theme of “Intelligent futures”, the festival explored the world of artificial intelligence. The
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CERN Solar Club at the Lemanic Electric Tour
CERN Solar Club at the Lemanic Electric Tour With the Photon, its solar electric car built in 1986, an electric Dyane and a Renault Twizy, the CERN Solar Club took part in the Lemanic Electric Tour, the first cross-border rallye for 100% electric cars around Lake Geneva on 2nd and 3rd June. Organized by the
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International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe
International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe On 26 April 2018, over 150 girls participated in a variety of interactive workshops and mentoring sessions at ITU headquarters in Geneva, centered around the theme “Expand horizons, change attitudes.” These local school girls, aged 13 to 17, learned all about the latest technologies and
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Be a Physicist project
Be a Physicist project This year again, around 900 local school pupils participated in the project Be a Physicist. The children and their teachers led investigations on mysterious boxes that they couldn't open. What are hypotheses, data and proof? How do you conduct an experiment? Or disseminate its results? These are the types of question
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Inspiring tomorrow’s coders
Inspiring tomorrow’s coders CERN develops and hosts various activities to encourage female students to take up science subjects and women to enter the fields of science, technology and engineering. CERN develops and hosts various activities to encourage female students to take up science subjects and women to enter the fields of science, technology and engineering.
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Swiss Premiere of “The Cleaners”
Swiss Premiere of “The Cleaners” On Tuesday 13 March, the International Film festival and forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) presented the film “The Cleaners” at the Globe of Science and Innovation in collaboration with CineGlobe and Le Temps. On Tuesday 13 March, the International Film festival and forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) presented the film
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The Poles, witnesses and actors of the climate
The Poles, witnesses and actors of the climate Despite the heavy snowfall, a room-full of passionate guests attended the conference by Jean-Louis Etienne on 1st March 2018 during which he presented his next expedition: Polar Pod. As a doctor specialising in sports biology and nutrition, Jean-Louis Etienne has taken part in numerous expeditions to the
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Django Girls programming workshop: there are places left!
Django Girls programming workshop: there are places left! You’re a female student aged 15 and above? You would like to learn how to build your own website? Take part in Django Girls, a free programming workshop exclusively for girls – with no fuss and glitter! You’re a female student aged 15 and above? You would