Read article 'Pakistan to become associate member state of CERN'
On 19 December, CERN’s director-general, Rolf Heuer, and the chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Ansar Parvez, signed in Islamabad the agreement admitting the Islamic Republic of Pak...
Read article 'CERN-JINR reciprocal observers'
During its December meeting, Council also welcomed the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR, for the first time as an observer to Council, as part of a reciprocal arrangement that also sees CERN...
Read article 'ICTP: theorists in the developing world'
As ICTP reaches its first half-century, the current director talks about the contribution that theorists make to society.
Read article 'CERN: a forward look'
On 1 July, the cycle of events celebrating CERN’s 60th anniversary opened in Paris with an event commemorating the anniversary of the CERN Convention, which was signed at the UNESCO headquarters i...
Read article 'Thoughts on CERN’s future'
On its 60th birthday, CERN should, first of all, be justly praised for its scientific results – results that stem from the organization’s unique model, which has allowed the modernization of frag...
Read article 'Global strategies for particle physics'
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) has issued a statement that endorses the strategic plans for the future of high-energy physics in Europe, Asia and the US.
Read article 'CERN and UNESCO celebrate signing the CERN Convention'
Commemorating a major step in the founding of CERN.
Read article 'US particle-physics community sets research priorities'
In May, an advisory panel to federal funding agencies in the US approved a proposed plan for the future of the country’s particle physics.
Read article 'The strength of worldwide collaboration'
The enthusiasm and motivation to explore particle physics at the high-energy frontier knows no borders between the nations and regions of the planet.
Read article 'Electrons at the LHC: a new beginning'
A fresh look at the case for an electron–hadron collider.
