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The importance of dialogue for future projects

It was a real honour, for me and for the Directorate as a whole, to welcome so many members of the public to CERN to discuss the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Feasibility Study. For me, debate on such projects is at the heart of democracy

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03 May, 2024
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03 May, 2024

Microcosm closes its doors

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15 September, 2022
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15 September, 2022

Fundamental research: at the heart of innovation

We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the WWW, first proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. Much will be said on that subject over the coming days, but it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the role of fundamental research in the process of innovation

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12 March, 2019
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12 March, 2019

Celebrating women and girls in science

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12 February, 2019
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12 February, 2019

CERN’s teacher programmes at 20

The High-School Teacher programme, which involved 46 teachers from 33 countries during 2 weeks in July, celebrated its 20th anniversary

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16 August, 2018
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16 August, 2018

Shaping science in South-East Europe

An international scientific facility following the CERN model would stimulate the region

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20 March, 2018
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20 March, 2018

Can ‘useless’ knowledge be useful?

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s Director-General, explains why knowledge for knowledge’s sake is the most valuable commodity we possess

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13 September, 2016
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13 September, 2016

Accelerating innovation…in medicine

An upcoming series of seminars will highlight the potential of particle-phyics research for applications in medicine, says Steve Myers

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08 July, 2014
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08 July, 2014

Innovating in knowledge transfer

Rolf Heuer on how basic research at CERN expands human knowledge, inspires the young and provides impetus to scientific and technical education

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17 March, 2014
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17 March, 2014