Tag: Board
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New era for the CERN and Society Foundation Board
As 2026 gathers momentum, the CERN & Society Foundation is gearing up for a dynamic year ahead, marked by continued impact and renewed leadership. As part of this, the CERN & Society Foundation Board has recently seen several changes at the helm. Former President of the CERN Council, Michel Spiro, has reached the end of…
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Smashing more than just particles: read about the achievements of the CERN & Society Foundation in 2024
Smashing more than just particles: read about the achievements of the CERN & Society Foundation in 2024 With our 2024 Annual Review now available to read online, we reflect on some highlights from the previous year ‘To every donor, partner and friend of the Foundation: there are no words to fully capture our gratitude. You…
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Sparks! 2025 invites discussion, ignites curiosity
In June, the fourth edition of the Sparks! forum took place here at CERN – an opportunity for the public to engage with leading science and technology experts and incidentally, a huge success! Given the burgeoning nature of quantum and its potential to significantly shape our collective future, this year’s event, Imagining Quantum City, showcased recent developments in the…
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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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Joan Heemskerk wins CERN’s Collide Copenhagen residency award
Following an international open call launched in collaboration with Copenhagen Contemporary in March, Arts at CERN announced today that Dutch artist Joan Heemskerk is the winner of the first Collide Copenhagen residency award. Collide is the flagship programme of Arts at CERN, which invites artists worldwide from all creative disciplines to submit proposals for a research-led residency grounded on interactions with CERN’s scientific community. The eleventh edition of Collide, and the…
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Michel Spiro promoted to officer of the “Legion of Honour”
Michel Spiro promoted to officer of the “Legion of Honour” Former President of the CERN Council Michel Spiro has been promoted to the class of officer of the Legion of Honour (Officier de la Légion d’honneur), a very high French order of merit, on 14 July 2021. The announcement of the order’s recipients came in…
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CERN’s newly appointed Cultural Advisory Board holds its first meeting
On Thursday, 25 November CERN will convene the first meeting of its newly appointed Cultural Advisory Board. Comprising experts and leaders from the arts and science sectors, the Board will provide advice to shape the Laboratory’s arts programme and promote CERN’s engagement with art in collaboration with leading cultural organisations. The CERN Cultural Advisory Board…
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KiCad – a tool for sharing, learning and developing
KiCad – a tool for sharing, learning and developing In this last edition of the Project Leadership Series, we interview Javier Serrano, the coordinator for CERN’s contribution to KiCad Development. In this series, we aim to explore the various projects supported by the CERN & Society Foundation through the lens of the managers facilitating these…
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Congratulations to Anne Richards for being awarded a damehood!
Anne Richards was named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 List for her services to Financial Services, Women, Education and Science. This list demonstrates the extraordinary efforts made by individuals in all four nations of the United Kingdom and we are proud to see her on it. Anne has served as the first Chair of…
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CERN launches Technology Impact Fund to address global challenges
CERN is launching a new Technology Impact Fund to bridge the gap between the technology developed for research at CERN and its potential applications to address societal challenges. The Fund was launched with support from CERN’s Knowledge Transfer group and the CERN & Society Foundation, which is actively seeking external donors. Financial support provided via the CERN Technology…