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Full intensity for the LHC

The power supply to one eighth of the LHC was successfully tested over a period of 24 hours. >>

EU Commissioner visits CERN

Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, visited CERN on 28 October. Accompanied throughout by CERN's Director-General, Robert Aymar, and the Head of the Information Technology... >>

Custom-made power for ATLAS

A small team of engineers and technicians has recently finished the design of power supplies specially tailored to working in the demanding environment of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Mass production of the units has now begun. >>

Asbestos: the measures taken by CERN

Recently, the Canton's Department for Installation, Equipment, and Housing launched a survey into the presence of asbestos in buildings built in Geneva before 1991. >>

Fitting the pieces together

The insertion operations for the CMS solenoid magnet are now nearing completion. After the outer shell of the vacuum tank and the solenoid itself, the teams inserted the inner wall of the tank and its heat shield into the huge red yoke on 2 November. >>

Official News

2nd REMINDER: Extension/suppression of allowance for dependent child  

Training and Development

Academic Training: Climate change and challenges for the environment  
Academic Training: Introduction to cryogenic Engineering  
Séminaire de l'enseignement technique : Forum AutoCAD 2006 et AutoCAD Mechanical 2006 - French version only  
ELEC-2005 - Electronics in High Energy Physics: Autumn Term (November-December 2005)  
Technical Training: Places available  

General Information

HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME - announcement from the CHIS Board  
Remerciements - French version only  
Dosimetry Service  
Radioactive material Import/Export Service  
Radioactive sources service  
Collection for SOS animaux  
Blood donation  
Ceremony marking Einstein Year  
Reduction of electricity comsumption during 'high cost' periods in winter 2005 - 2006  
Italy at CERN  
For information: Geneva University