Read article 'Two takes on the economics of big science'
Economist from the University of Milan, Massimo Florio, reviews "Big Science, Innovation & Societal Contributions" and "The Economics of Big Science 2.0".
Read article 'Slovenia, Ireland and Chile tighten ties with CERN'
Slovenia becomes CERN’s 25th Member State, and Ireland and Chile have signed agreements to become Associate Member States.
Read article 'A new phase for the FCC'
FCC Week 2025 took place in Vienna from 19 to 23 May.
Read article 'Charting DESY’s future'
DESY’s new chair, Beate Heinemann, reflects on the laboratory’s evolving role in science and society – from building next-generation accelerators to navigating Europe’s geopolitical landscape.
Read article 'European strategy update: the community speaks'
A total of 263 submissions range from individual to national perspectives.
Read article 'FCC feasibility study complete'
The final report of a study investigating the technical and financial feasibility of a Future Circular Collider at CERN was released on 31 March.
Read article 'Salam’s dream visits the Himalayas'
The BCVSPIN programme aims to facilitate interactions between researchers from Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Nepal and the broader international community.
Read article 'Strategy symposium shapes up'
The Open Symposium of the 2026 update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics will see scientists from around the world debate the future of the field.
Read article 'A call to engage'
The secretary of the 2026 European strategy update, Karl Jakobs, talks about the strong community involvement needed to reach a consensus for the future of our field.
Read article 'CERN and ESA: a decade of innovation'
Enrico Chesta, Véronique Ferlet-Cavrois and Markus Brugger highlight seven ways CERN and ESA are working together to further fundamental exploration and innovation in space technologies.
