Tag: Conference
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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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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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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
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Pupils in the Pays de Gex and Geneva share their science
Pupils in the Pays de Gex and Geneva share their science As part of a collaboration with Swiss and French schools, CERN invited pupils from both sides of the border to the sixth edition of the cross-border symposium “Mon TPE/TM en 15 minutes”, held on Friday, 13 October at the Globe The event was modelled
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World Teachers’ Day@CERN: Empowering Science Teachers
World Teachers’ Day@CERN: Empowering Science Teachers This year, join us in celebrating the World Teachers’ Day 2017 with a special event at the CERN Globe of Science and Innovation on 5 October. For the very first time, we will welcome Matt Parker to CERN. Matt is a well-known stand-up comedian and mathematics communicator, or as
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CERN Director-General to deliver the opening lecture at UNIGE
CERN Director-General to deliver the opening lecture at UNIGE As part of the EUCAS 2017 conference, the University of Geneva is hosting a lecture by Fabiola Gianotti entitled “The Higgs boson and our life”. Tuesday, 19 September 2017 – 6.30 p.m. Admission free Uni Dufour, lecture theatre U600 As part of the EUCAS 2017 conference,
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The day I met Marie Curie’s granddaughter
The day I met Marie Curie’s granddaughter Hélène Langevin-Joliot, physicist and granddaughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, visited CERN at the end of June At the beginning of the twentieth century in Thoiry, a small village close to CERN, there was a very talented chef, Hermann Leger. People came from all over Europe to taste
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Marie Curie, women and science, then and now
Marie Curie, women and science, then and now Hélène Langevin-Joliot, physicist and granddaughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, will talk about her career in a traditionally male-oriented profession Is there still a glass ceiling for women in science in 2017? At 8.30 p.m. on 29 June, CERN will welcome physicist Hélène Langevin-Joliot for a lecture
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Arts at CERN collaborates with Mapping Festival
Arts at CERN collaborates with Mapping Festival A talk with the artist duo semiconductor, Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt, artist Martin Howse, and Head of Arts at CERN, Mónica Bello is organized on 24 May by the Mapping Festival On the 24th of May at 14:00, at Le Commun – BAC, Mapping Festival presents, “Revealing
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How does CERN encourage women in science?
How does CERN encourage women in science? International Women in Science Day: CERN sends researchers to local schools and invites organisations to learn what inspires young women into science In physics, as in other sciences, there is often a huge gap between the number of men and women. Just 20% of CERN’s community are women,