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The mini proton accelerator ELISA, situated in CERN’s Science Gateway exhibition centre, has started analysing archaeological samples
From shop discounts to team-building lab workshops and more: find out how CERN’s one-year-old education and outreach centre can benefit the CERN community
The latest camp just concluded – 30 high-school students from all over the world came to CERN for a week full of science and fun
Visitors from the Geneva association for visually impaired people (ABA) test the accessibility of the new exhibitions
Register now to join world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma for a unique evening of music and physics, with CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti
A new Voxxed Days event is coming to CERN on 22 and 23 January 2024, and everyone is invited
See photo highlights from the inauguration and the first visitors to CERN’s brand new centre for education and outreach
