Tag: General public
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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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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
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Pint of Science Festival 2023: come and meet CERN scientists on 22, 23 and 24 May
Pint of Science Festival 2023: come and meet CERN scientists on 22, 23 and 24 May CERN scientists will participate in three Pint of Science events in Geneva and one in Saint-Genis-Pouilly. Come along and learn something new about CERN in your local bar. Pint of Science is an annual global science festival that gets
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Happy birthday to the Passport to the Big Bang
Happy birthday to the Passport to the Big Bang The Passport to the Big Bang discovery trail is celebrating its tenth anniversary – ten years during which local people have been able to find out about science and technology while cycling around the France-Geneva countryside. Are ugly quarks the same as beauty antiquarks? Can neutrinos
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The 2023 Django Girls Geneva event was a resounding success!
The 2023 Django Girls Geneva event was a resounding success! Last weekend, 34 “Django Girls” discovered the world of computer programming and created their first website under the guidance of CERN mentors On 21 and 22 April 2023, after two consecutive fully online events, CERN once again hosted an in-person Django Girls Geneva workshop at