Read article 'Origins: the early days of CERN'
Origins: the early days of CERN
François de Rose recalls the first discussions that ultimately led to the birth of CERN.
Read article 'Origins: the early days of CERN'
Read article 'Going public: a new paradigm'
Going public: a new paradigm
For David P Anderson, project leader of SETI@home, the future of scientific computing is public.
Read article 'More than just a conference'
More than just a conference
The European Particle Accelerator Conference, EPAC, has developed a distinctive role on the world stage, explains Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz, the EPAC conferences coordinator.
Read article 'Smaller institutes look to gain from scientific fallout'
Smaller institutes look to gain from scientific fallout
Alexandru Mihul believes that the distribution of data from large laboratories to smaller institutes for longer term analysis has benefits for all.
Read article 'The importance of funding outreach'
The importance of funding outreach
Outreach should be recognized as a natural part of scientific research, and hence of its funding, argues Erik Johansson.
Read article 'CERN’s role on the European stage'
CERN’s role on the European stage
CERN's new director-general, Robert Aymar, believes that the CERN Council should strengthen its mission to "sponsor co-operation" in particle physics across Europe.
Read article 'Science in the information society'
Science in the information society
In hosting the recent RSIS conference, CERN took a bold step into the global policy arena. Manjit Dosanjh, John Ellis and Hans Hoffmann explain why.
Read article 'The case for investing in the future'
The case for investing in the future
Earlier this year 14 Nobel laureates wrote to the president of the CERN Council to encourage the member states to support some non-LHC research and R&D on future detectors and accelerators. Here we pr...
Read article 'World crises cast a long shadow on science'
World crises cast a long shadow on science
Restrictions on travel to the US are having a damaging impact on international scientific collaboration, as Vera Lüth explains.
Read article 'Training benefits from basic research'
Training benefits from basic research
Basic research, such as particle physics, not only attracts much needed young people to science, it also provides valuable training, says Maurice Jacob.
