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Expanding Your Horizons: a new generation inspired by women in science!
Expanding Your Horizons: a new generation inspired by women in science! Female ambassadors from CERN shared their passion for science and technology at the University of Geneva’s Expanding Your Horizons event. On Saturday, 12 November 2022, some twenty female volunteers from CERN took part in the seventh edition of the science event organised by the
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Registration is open for the Women and Girls in Science and Technology week!
Registration is open for the Women and Girls in Science and Technology week! From 30 January to 3 February 2023, female scientists and engineers will be visiting local schools to get young people excited about science. Register your class now! 11 February is the annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In 2023,
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Registration for “Expanding Your Horizons” is now open!
Registration for “Expanding Your Horizons” is now open! On Saturday, 12 November 2022, “Expanding Your Horizons” will be back with a day full of fun and hands-on activities aimed at motivating girls to engage with science and maths. The non-profit organisation, “Expanding Your Horizons – Geneva” (EYH), will host the seventh edition of its biennial
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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 summer of scientific encounters with CERN
A summer of scientific encounters with CERN This summer, CERN has organised several events for the population of the Greater Geneva area July is not yet over, but summer 2022 has already seen a whole variety of local scientific events involving CERN – so it’s time for a round-up. The events began at the end
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Come and meet CERN scientists at Science Night
Come and meet CERN scientists at Science Night The 13th Science Night, taking place this summer, will feature a CERN activity stand On 9 and 10 July 2022, in the magnificent setting of the Perle du Lac park in Geneva, the Science History Museum will be holding its 13th Science Night, on the theme “Et
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Four cinema and discussion evenings to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson
Four cinema and discussion evenings to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson Screenings of the film Particle Fever in local cinemas and theatres will be followed by discussions with scientists about the present and future of research at CERN. Four cinema and discussion evenings to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
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A successful sixth Women and Girls in Science and Technology event
A successful sixth Women and Girls in Science and Technology event To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, female ambassadors from local scientific institutions visited schools to promote science and technology among children. From 7 to 11 February 2022, around sixty volunteers, all female scientists and engineers from CERN, Scienscope (UNIGE),
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7th Geneva Engage Awards honour Indico event platform
7th Geneva Engage Awards honour Indico event platform Launched at CERN in 2002 as a European project, Indico is an open-source tool for event organisation, archiving and collaboration. On 1 February, in recognition of the Indico tool, CERN was presented with the “special award for effective and innovative online meetings” at the 7th Geneva Engage
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CERN receives a local “soft mobility” prize
CERN receives a local “soft mobility” prize The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, through the Ain Energy and Climate Agency, has awarded its ecomobility prize to CERN as a “soft-mobility accelerator”. The French local authorities have recognised CERN’s ecomobility actions by awarding it the “establishments committed to soft mobility” prize, following the regional “Mobility Challenge” that was taken
