Category: News
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CERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science education
CERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science education CERN has inaugurated its new emblematic centre for science education and outreach targeting a public of all ages. The building was designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano and funded by external donations. BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://voisins.cern/en/le-cern-inaugure-le-portail-de-la-science-son-nouveau-centre-de-communication-grand-public-pour) Eliezer Rabinovici, président du
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CERN gets ready to open Science Gateway
CERN gets ready to open Science Gateway A few days before its highly anticipated opening, we take you behind the scenes of this flagship project for science education and outreach. CERN receives more than 300 000 requests for visits every year, demonstrating the public’s increasing interest in science. In 2017, to meet this demand, the
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CERN switches off its lights for the night in support of the initiative “La nuit est belle!”
CERN switches off its lights for the night in support of the initiative “La nuit est belle!” On the evening of Friday 22 September, all CERN sites remained in darkness, including the new Science Gateway building On the evening of Friday 22 September, CERN once again participated in “La nuit est belle!”. This initiative was
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In 2023, the CineGlobe festival will orbit the local region before landing at Science Gateway
In 2023, the CineGlobe festival will orbit the local region before landing at Science Gateway The 12th edition of the science film festival will comprise three satellite events in Grand-Saconnex, Versoix and Saint-Genis-Pouilly and a closing event at CERN’s Science Gateway The CineGlobe festival was founded in 2007 and celebrates cinema inspired by science, with
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Open Calls for CineGlobe
Open Calls for CineGlobe The twelfth edition of CineGlobe, international film festival inspired by science and technology, presents “Mauvais Je(ux)” – An experimental theatre production that plays games with your data. A creation of Gruppe Laokoon, produced in collaboration with CineGlobe and the GIFF (Geneva International Film Festival) which will take place on 9 November 2023
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An evening dedicated to neutrinos in Prévessin-Moëns
An evening dedicated to neutrinos in Prévessin-Moëns On Saturday, 8 July 2023, the inhabitants of Prévessin-Moëns had the opportunity to visit a unique CERN facility, the Neutrino Platform. CERN, the Prévessin-Moëns local authorities and the village’s municipal library joined forces to organise the event, which enabled local residents to find out more about what goes
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Pint of Science festival brings CERN scientists to local bars
Pint of Science festival brings CERN scientists to local bars More than 150 science enthusiasts flocked to bars in Geneva and Saint-Genis-Pouilly for three evening events dedicated to CERN For the tenth year in a row, the Pint of Science festival – which took place in 400 towns in 26 countries around the world over
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Eleven successful years and counting for the Be a Scientist project
Eleven successful years and counting for the Be a Scientist project For 684 budding scientists from schools in the local area, the 11th edition of the Be a scientist project wrapped up on Thursday, 11 May 2023. For four months, 30 teachers and 684 schoolchildren aged from 7 to 12 from the Geneva, Ain and
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Let’s quantum
Let’s quantum A first-of-its-kind workshop at CERN saw high-school students coming to the Laboratory to discover the fascinating field of quantum science and technology On 6 May, CERN hosted its first-ever workshop for high-school students on all things quantum. The event was organised jointly by CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) and Finland’s QPlayLearn team in
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Between two infinities: Our place in the Universe
Between two infinities: Our place in the Universe A conference by Gianfranco Bertone on 1 June BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://voisins.cern/en/between-two-infinities-our-place-universe-0) Spectacular advances in modern astronomy have opened our horizon to an unexpected cosmos: a dark, mysterious universe, populated by enigmatic entities we know very little about, such as black holes, dark