Opinion Archives – Page 14 of 23

Futures intertwined

CERN and Fermilab have a rich history of scientific accomplishment. Fermilab, which is currently the only US laboratory fully devoted to particle physics, tends to favour fermions: the top and bottom ...

A global lab with a global mission

Our world has been transformed almost beyond recognition since CERN was founded in 1954. Particle physics has evolved to become a field that is increasingly planned and co-ordinated around the world. ...

The HL-LHC: a bright vision

The LHC is one of the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments. Its design and construction required more than 20 years of hard work and the unique expertise of a number of e...

The CERN effect

"Scientific culture and societal impacts advancing hand-in-hand through cutting-edge research: it is this that makes CERN worthy of the support it receives from governments worldwide."

Charting the future of CERN

Over the next five years, key events shaping the future of particle physics will unfold. We will have results from the second run of the LHC, and from other particle and astroparticle physics projects...

Science: a model for collaboration?

Today, science, technology and innovation are among the most powerful forces driving social change and development. However, what is the actual role that a fundamental science laboratory like CERN can...

Our Courier

By Antonella Del Rosso. With a degree in physics and more than 15 years experience in science communication, Antonella Del Rosso became editor of the CERN Courier in September 2015. At CERN, she is a...

Maintaining an ideal

August 1959 saw the first issue of CERN Courier – “the long-expected internal bulletin” and idea of Cornelis Bakker, who was then CERN’s Director-General. The goals stated on the first...

Pakistan: fulfilling Salam’s wish

In September 1954, the European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN – officially came into existence. This was just nine years after the Second World War, when Europe was completely divided a...