The proton physics run has now been paused for the first block of machine development studies, a technical stop and short oxygen- and neon-ion physics runs. Protons will be back in the machines on 12 July

Restarting the entire accelerator complex after a technical stop is rarely seamless and often comes with unexpected technical challenges

We are optimistic that we will have a successful luminosity production period this summer

The LHC is performing well and the injector complex is treating its experimental users to a high level of beam availability

On Friday, 30 June, an exciting milestone was reached: the much-awaited antiproton physics season finally commenced

On Monday, 19 June, LHC operation was paused for one week to allow the technical teams to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on the machine and its subsystems

For 14 weeks this winter teams are carrying out maintenance and upgrade work on the LHC

What is a good measure of the activity of the Technical Infrastructure team? The number of phone calls

As the New Year begins, CERN’s new Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti looks to the goals and challenges for 2016 and beyond