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At CERN: Associate (01/11/1999 - 29/02/2000) & (09/09/2008 - 09/09/2016)Other (13/03/2000 - 25/02/2001)Now: Freelance Science CommunicatorA random encounter with a physicist at a party led literature graduate Barbara Warmbein to CERN in 1999. More than two decades later, the science communicator, author and alumna reflects on how the Laboratory shaped her career, nurtured her passion for particle

Researchers set new constraints on the production rate of double-Higgs bosons, providing insight into how the Higgs boson interacts with itselfFinding one Higgs boson was hard enough, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are hunting for something even more elusive: pairs of Higgs bosons. At the recent International Conference on High Energy Physics 2026, the ATLAS and CMS Collaboratio

An experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland used novel technologies to demonstrate the feasibility of the positron-source concept for the proposed Future Circular Collider at CERNAn experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has successfully produced, captured and transported positrons using a novel system developed for CERN’s proposed Future Circular Collider (

THIS WEEK'S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Look Who We Bumped Into: Jutta UusitaloGROUPS: Southern Sweden launch; Copenhagen Pétanque & Networking; Belgian-Dutch visit to EURIDICEFROM CERN: Final tests for the AMS upgrade; Positrons pass test for the Future Circular ColliderCOMMUNITYLook Who We Bumped Into: Jutta UusitaloFrom Business Analyst Trainee at CERN to Program Administrator in Continuous Ed

Last week’s coverage opened with one report from RAI 3 on the present and future of particle accelerators and the ongoing upgrade work following the LHC shutdown. Similarly,  an article from TakeToNews was also published, delving into the Future Circular Collider and the challenges surrounding it.Media also covered several recent scientific results from CERN experiments. SciTechDaily reported on n

From Business Analyst Trainee at CERN to Program Administrator in Continuous Education at ETH Zürich, Jutta Uusitalo shares how her time at the Laboratory helped shape her professional journey. Watch our latest Look Who We Bumped Into interview.

A new layer of silicon sensors is being tested at CERN before being sent to the International Space StationSuspended in the path of a proton beam from CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) was an unusual target: a large silicon tracker destined for space. Known as “Layer-0”, this new layer of silicon sensors will be mounted on top of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)  while it orbits Earth on

THIS WEEK'S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Look Who We Bumped Into: Matteo Di Cosmo; Meet our August CAN-doers of the MonthGROUPS: CERN Alumni Southern Sweden launch; Copenhagen Pétanque & NetworkingEVENTS: Career Perspectives at CERN & Forschungszentrum JülichFROM CERN: n_TOF sheds light on ancient stardustAND FINALLY: Regrouping for successCOMMUNITYLook Who We Bumped Into: Matteo Di CosmoFrom his

From CERN to the world: six Alumni, nine ventures and one shared mindsetEvery year on the 21st August, the World celebrates Entrepreneurship Day, a day for everyone who has turned an idea into something real. It's a day to honour the people who take a risk, build something new, and keep going even when the path isn't clear nor easy. On this day, we asked ourselves what happens when CERN Alumni tak

What is it about?It’s been over a year since the CERN Alumni Engagement Programme was launched to recognise the many ways alumni contribute to the network. From mentoring and volunteering to attending events or simply keeping profiles up to date, these actions help keep the community active and useful for everyone.Learn more. Over the past year, the programme has steadily grown:6,061 badges awarde

The first experimental determination of the neutron capture of niobium-94 by n_TOF researchers marks a milestone in efforts to understand the composition of ancient stardust Niobium-94, an isotope of niobium with 41 protons and 53 neutrons, is a critical crossroads in the complex nuclear processes that forge heavy elements under the intense pressures and temperatures of dying stars. Writing in Phy

Last week’s coverage opened with several pieces following media visits to CERN. ABC Australia featured CERN in a report highlighting the work and contributions of Australian researchers to the Organisation. Blick published a feature on the proposed Future Circular Collider, following a media visit to the geological study in the Léman lake. In addition, RAI 1 included a part on neutrino research at

From his beginnings at CERN to Process Lead at Canonical and a thriving involvement in electronic music, Matteo Di Cosmo shares how his time at the Laboratory helped shape his professional journey. Watch our latest Look Who We Bumped Into interview.

THIS WEEK'S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Look Who We Bumped Into: Sharad Agarwal; Come back to CERN; Keep your profile up to dateGROUPS: Copenhagen Pétanque & Networking; Southern Sweden launchEVENTS: Career Perspectives at CERN & Forschungszentrum JülichFROM CERN: ATLAS and CMS recognise Hamamatsu PhotonicsAND FINALLY: When particles went global - CERN CourierCOMMUNITYLook Who We Bumped Into: Sha

From openlab Summer Student to Senior Strategy Expert in the Fintech industry, Sharad Agarwal shares how his time at the Laboratory helped shape his professional journey during his recent visit to CERN. Watch our latest Look who we bumped into interview.Did you know that one of the benefits of being part of the CERN Alumni Network is a facilitated way to return to CERN, as Sharad did, even with fa

Please find below the media monitoring report covering the period from 3 to 9 August. These press cuttings have been selected from 898 results identified by our media monitoring system.The FCC drew coverage in two countries following the recent media visits. RTS, Swiss public broadcaster, covered the lake investigations on both television and radio. Deutschlandfunk, German national public radio, b

All four main LHC experiments have found new signs that oxygen and neon collisions may create the extreme state of matter that existed during the first microseconds after the Big BangOne year on from the first-ever collisions of oxygen at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the main LHC Collaborations – ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb – have each reported signs of the state of matter known as quark–gluon

THIS WEEK'S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: From CERN to industry: Elisabetta’s career transition; Fourth Collisions 2027: Job Fair opportunityGROUPS: Grenoble visit to ILL & ESRF; AI for Science group newsletterFROM CERN: Oxygen collisions reveal new indications of an extreme state of matterAND FINALLY: Summer Students 2026 networking eventCOMMUNITYFrom CERN to industry: Elisabetta Parozzi's career

From Summer Student to Cloud AI Engineer at Google, Alejandro Sanchez shares how his time at the Laboratory helped shape his professional journey. Watch our latest Look Who We Bumped Into interview.

At CERN: Summer Student 06/2025 - 08/2025Now: Electrical Engineering Student For many students around the world, working at CERN feels like a distant dream. For Yorgo Homsi, an Electrical Engineering student from Lebanon, that dream became reality.With one year left before completing his bachelor's degree, Yorgo joined CERN as a Summer Student and discovered much more than a professional opportuni