Read article 'A network for the Balkans'
A network for the Balkans
Bringing physicists together in Southeast Europe.
Read article 'A network for the Balkans'
Read article 'LBNE gains new partners from Brazil, Italy and UK'
LBNE gains new partners from Brazil, Italy and UK
In mid-September, the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) collaboration, based at Fermilab, welcomed the participation of 16 additional institutions from Brazil, Italy and the UK.
Read article 'ILC candidate site in Japan announced'
ILC candidate site in Japan announced
In a press conference held at the University of Tokyo on 23 August, the committee recommended the Kitakami mountains in the Iwate and Miyagi prefectures as the preferred location.
Read article 'Council updates European Strategy for Particle Physics'
Council updates European Strategy for Particle Physics
The CERN Council formally adopted an update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics.
Read article 'EC and CERN support major facility in Middle East'
EC and CERN support major facility in Middle East
The European Commission (EC) and CERN have agreed to support the construction of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East.
Read article 'Colliders unite in the Linear Collider Collaboration'
Colliders unite in the Linear Collider Collaboration
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) and the International Linear Collider (ILC) – two studies for next-generation projects to complement the LHC – now belong to the same organization.
Read article 'CERN becomes UN observer'
CERN becomes UN observer
On 14 December, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to allow CERN to participate in the work of the General Assembly and to attend its sessions as an observer.
Read article 'Europe launches consortium for astroparticle physics'
Europe launches consortium for astroparticle physics
At the end of November, European funding agencies for astroparticle physics launched a new sustainable entity, the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium.
Read article 'The Republic of Cyprus becomes CERN associate member state'
The Republic of Cyprus becomes CERN associate member state
On 5 October, CERN’s director-general, Rolf Heuer, and the minister of education and culture of the Republic of Cyprus, George Demosthenous, signed an agreement under which the Republic of Cyprus wi...
Read article 'Updating the strategy for particle physics'
Updating the strategy for particle physics
On 10–12 September, some 500 physicists attended an open symposium in Krakow for the purpose of updating the European Strategy for Particle Physics, which was adopted by CERN Council in 2006.
