Tag: CERN Science Gateway
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Several CERN & Society Foundation projects featured in new socio-economic study
Several CERN & Society Foundation projects featured in new socio-economic study A new report has been published highlighting the socio-economic benefits of CERN’s activity over the past 25 years. Importantly, the report shows how CERN plays a pivotal role in transferring knowledge and capabilities beyond the lab, strengthening skills development, driving innovation and fostering international…
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LinkedIn Newsletter: Long shutdowns and long-term impact
A chain of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) dipole magnets at the end of the previous long shutdown, Long Shutdown 2 | Photograph: Samuel Joseph Hertzog Wherever you are, we hope you are enjoying the summer so far and taking some time to rest and recharge. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now doing the same,…
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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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CERN Science Gateway welcomes its 500 000th visitor
CERN Science Gateway, a place to explore CERN and science through authentic, innovative and inspirational experiences was inaugurated in October 2023. Since then, it has seen thousands of visitors, with almost 30K+ visitors every month. “Science Gateway will be a place where scientists and the public can interact daily. For me, personally, Science Gateway is…
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Arts at CERN awarded European Commission’s S+T+ARTS Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration
Arts at CERN wins the Grand Prize for groundbreaking initiatives at the nexus of science, technology and the arts The European Commission’s S+T+ARTS initiative has awarded Arts at CERN, the arts programme of the Laboratory, the prestigious Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration in recognition of its efforts to establish transformative collaborations that connect society with science and research.…
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Science Gateway welcomes its 100 000th visitor
Since opening in October, the centre has welcomed an average of 1000 visitors per day On Tuesday, 6 February, CERN Science Gateway welcomed its 100 000th visitor. Bavo Lens and Nicky Morren came from Hasselt to Geneva on a city break and said “visiting CERN is a must”. “For me, as an engineer, it was…
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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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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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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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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…