Category: 2023
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ROLEX – TITLE PARTNERSHIP Announcement
Taking CERN & Society Foundation partnerships to a new level As CERN’s philanthropic arm, the CERN & Society Foundation promotes educational, artistic and technological projects with societal impact. The number and generosity of its donors and sponsors have grown significantly since the creation in 2014, and the ambitions of the Foundation have expanded with them.…
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Shaping the infrastructure that is woven into our everyday life: that’s what quantum computing will do.
Shaping the infrastructure that is woven into our everyday life: that’s what quantum computing will do Theoretical physicist and book author Nicole Yunger Halpern reflects on the present and future of quantum computing and the impact that such a technology will have in our lives. The upcoming Sparks! event on 16th November will feature a talk by Nicole…
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Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it!
Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it! Quantum technology is among the biggest talking points on the web. And yet, the general feeling is that only experts can understand it. The Sparks! Forum at CERN aims to prove this wrong. Like several other types of information technology developed in the recent past,…
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The Beamline for Schools winners experimented at CERN and DESY
From 14 to 28 September, the three winning teams of the 2023 edition of the Beamline for Schools competition had the chance to use the test-beam facilities at CERN and DESY to perform their experiments. The “Myriad Magnets” team from the United States and the “Particular Perspective” team from Pakistan came to CERN, while the “Wire Wizards” team…
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Empowering change – new ambassadors at the CERN & Society Foundation
Empowering change – new ambassadors at the CERN & Society Foundation The CERN & Society Foundation, whose purpose is to support and promote the dissemination, to the widest possible audience, of the benefits of the mission of CERN, through education and outreach, innovation and knowledge exchange, culture and art, complements CERN’s goals with a philanthropic arm.…
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CERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science education
Geneva, 7 October 2023. Today, CERN inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility for science education and outreach. In a day-long inauguration event, CERN debuted Science Gateway to the President of the Swiss Confederation, ministers and other high-level authorities from CERN’s Member and Associate Member States, the project’s donors and partners in CERN’s research, education and outreach. Designed by…
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CERN and Pro Helvetia announce selected artists for the Connect Chile residency
Connect is a biannual juried award that supports outstanding practice by artists at any stage of their career who are interested in the dialogue between art and science. Connect Chile invited a selection of artists to propose ideas for a residency in both locations. The two honorees will complete a dual residency, spending three weeks at CERN,…
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Three teams of secondary school pupils from the Netherlands, Pakistan and the USA win the 10th edition of Beamline for Schools
Geneva and Hamburg, 28 June 2023. In 2023, for the second time in the history of the Beamline for Schools competition, the evaluation committee selected three winning teams. The team “Myriad Magnets” from the Philips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, United States, and the team “Particular Perspective”, which brings together pupils from the Islamabad College for Boys, the Supernova School in…
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Science Gateway will be a vibrant part of CERN life
In a few short months from now, on 7 October, we’ll be formally inaugurating the CERN Science Gateway. The ceremony will mark the culmination of a project to which many of you have contributed, and the start of a new phase of sharing our passion and drive for science with our neighbours and people from around the…
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A significant milestone regarding CERN’s involvement in the development of KiCad
A significant milestone regarding CERN’s involvement in the development of KiCad The journey with KiCad began when some CERN employees recognised the need for high-quality FOSS PCB design tools to facilitate effective sharing of designs. In order to structure our contribution to KiCad, back in 2014 CERN and the CERN & Society Foundation initiated a…