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The CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP) held its second residency recently
The second Entrepreneurship Student Programme will take place from 22 July to 23 August. Apply before 1 April
On 6 June 2018, the CERN & Society Foundation and the Foundation for the Globe of Science and Innovation joined forces to become a single entity
Ten students of entrepreneurship will spend five-week residency at CERN this summer
The KiCad software is more efficient than ever thanks to CERN’s contribution
The Horizon 2020 project “Accelerator Research and Innovation for European Science and Society” (ARIES) officially began on 1 May 2017
CERN participated in the Geneva Global Goals innovation Day to engage with the public and show CERN tackles UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
At a time when Hollywood rarely praises female scientists as heroes, an unusual film was released: Hidden Figures
CERN & Society discusses its new Digital Library workshop in Ghana following a computer server donation in 2012
