Category: News
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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider gears up for run 2
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider gears up for run 2 CERN announced today at the 174th session of the CERN Council that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is gearing up for its second three-year run Geneva, 12 December 2014. CERN announced today at the 174th session of the CERN Council that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
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CERN inaugurates steel sculpture
CERN inaugurates steel sculpture “Wandering the immeasurable” – a 15-tonne sculpture next to the Globe of Science and Innovation – was inaugurated at a ceremony on Saturday At a ceremony on Saturday morning, CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer and Mayor of Meyrin Monique Boget inaugurated "Wandering the immeasurable" – the 15-tonne steel sculpture by the Globe
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Public conference : accelerating innovation… in medicine
Public conference : accelerating innovation… in medicine Thursday 20 November, come and discover how protons and carbon ions fight cancer… Particles that fight cancer: the use of protons and carbon ions in cancer therapy Cancer is a major societal issue. A key challenge for cancer therapy is the complex and multifaceted nature of the disease,
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Wright Science Colloquium: Revelations about the Sun
Wright Science Colloquium: Revelations about the Sun A series of fascinating lectures about the Sun will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 10 to 14 November A series of fascinating lectures about the Sun and a sound and light show are being organised by the Wright Science Colloquium, which takes place from 10 to 14
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CERN Council selects next Director-General
CERN Council selects next Director-General At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General Geneva, 4 November 2014. At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN1 Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General. The appointment will be formalised at
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UN and CERN celebrate science for peace and development and CERN’s 60th anniversary
UN and CERN celebrate science for peace and development and CERN’s 60th anniversary The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) celebrated science for peace and development highlighting the values of science and its ability to build bridges between nations The event was the last in a
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CERN turns 60, celebrates peaceful collaboration for science
CERN turns 60, celebrates peaceful collaboration for science A gala ceremony today brings together official delegations from 35 countries to celebrate CERN’s 60th anniversary Today, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is blowing out 60 candles at an event attended by official delegations from 35 countries. Founded in 1954, CERN is today the largest
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CERN looks to the future for the second edition of TEDxCERN
CERN looks to the future for the second edition of TEDxCERN Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last year, CERN will be hosting a second TEDx conference on 24 September 2014 on the theme “Forward: Charting the future with science” Geneva, 28 July 2014. Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last
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CERN and UNESCO celebrate the anniversary of the signature of the CERN Convention
CERN and UNESCO celebrate the anniversary of the signature of the CERN Convention Today, CERN and UNESCO are commemorating the signature of the CERN Convention at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris and thereby celebrating 60 years of science for peace Paris, 1 July 2014. The Convention that led to the establishment of the European Organization for
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CERN announces LHC restart schedule
CERN announces LHC restart schedule Cool down of the Large Hadron Collider has already begun in preparation for research to resume early in 2015 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, has started to get ready for its second three-year run. Cool down of the vast machine
