Category: News
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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
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Female physicists and engineers go back to school
Female physicists and engineers go back to school Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Throughout the week leading up to the International Day of Women and Girls
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CERN at the Meyrin Economic Forum
CERN at the Meyrin Economic Forum Gathering experts from the local economic sphere, the city of Meyrin, together with the newspaper Bilan and the DG DERI, organised the fourth edition of the Meyrin Economic Forum. Gathering experts from the local economic sphere, the city of Meyrin, together with the newspaper Bilan and the DG DERI,
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Dark Matter Day at CERN
Dark Matter Day at CERN On Tuesday 31 October, CERN joined the global celebration of Dark Matter Day from the Globe of Science and Innovation. More than 270 attendees onsite as well as on the live webcast learned from our experts about the experiments and theories that seek to provide us with a deeper understanding