Tag: François Briard
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Microcosm closes its doors
Microcosm closes its doors Microcosm permanent exhibition has permanently closed on 18 September 2022 Microcosm permanent exhibition has permanently closed on 18 September 2022 due to construction works for the Science Gateway, CERN new visitors centre, to open in summer 2023. In the meantime, Universe of Particles permanent exhibition in the Globe of Science and
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A peek into Science Gateway’s planned content
A peek into Science Gateway’s planned content Find out what is in store for Science Gateway’s exhibitions, laboratories and auditorium Whether it is the discovery of the Higgs boson or the invention of the World Wide Web, CERN has left no stone unturned in its attempt to push the boundaries of human knowledge. To foster
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CERN publishes its first public Environment Report
CERN publishes its first public Environment Report Le premier rapport public du CERN sur l’environnement souligne l’engagement de l’Organisation en faveur d’une recherche respectueuse de l’environnement. On 9 September, CERN’s first public Environment Report was published, outlining the Organization’s commitment to becoming a role model for environmentally responsible research and setting out concrete objectives for
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Selection of public events to (re-)watch at home
Selection of public events to (re-)watch at home Everyone is encouraged to stay at home. Why not take this opportunity to watch the video recordings of the many events that took place at the Globe previously? Taking part in the global effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, CERN has cancelled its programme of free
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CERN meets the public
CERN meets the public Many visitors (re)discovered CERN at Researchers’ Night and the United Nations Office in Geneva Open Day Researchers’ Night 2017 at CERN: a resounding success with over 1400 visitors On Friday, 29 September, the Globe of Science and Innovation hosted a crowd of science fans for Researchers’ Night. Between 5.00 and 11.00
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Devoxx4Kids, a conference for budding geeks
Devoxx4Kids, a conference for budding geeks On Sunday 26 February, CERN hosted the latest edition of Devoxxkids, a series of computing, robotics and electronics workshops for kids. The event was organised in the context of the VoxxedDays CERN developers conference, held at CERN the previous day. Various workshops – “Minis” for the 4-6 year-olds, “Kids”
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Join us for a Voxxed Day!
Join us for a Voxxed Day! A new Voxxed Days event is coming to CERN on 25 February 2017, and every developper is invited. Voxxed Days are a series of tech events organised by local community groups and supported by the Voxxed team. Sharing the Devoxx philosophy that content comes first, these events see both
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Coding Pi Science Day
Coding Pi Science Day Public event for teachers and programming passionates on 7-8 October The CERN Micro Club and the CERN IdeaSquare (in partnership with Google Education and EU Code Week) is organising an exceptional educational event around three scientific kits based upon the Raspberry Pi mini-computer: On Friday 7 October (from 18 h to
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UNIGE in space… hunting astroparticles
UNIGE in space… hunting astroparticles Exhibition on cosmic rays 18 August – 30 September Switzerland has a long history of involvement in cosmic-ray physics and space research projects: some of the most notable examples are its pioneering research since the beginning of the 20th century; its co-founding of major European space organisations, its provision of
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Horses help to maintain CERN’s forests
Horses help to maintain CERN’s forests On the initiative of the Office National des Forêts, France’s forestry commission, horses are helping to remove trees cut down in CERN’s forests The CERN site covers 625 hectares, of which around 200 are fenced sites used for CERN’s research activities. The rest of the land consists of fields
