The new year begins with some important changes for members of the CERN personnel. The measures proposed by the Management following the five-yearly review of employment conditions, which were approved by the Council in December 2015, will be implemented gradually. What changes can we expect? >>

The year 2016 will be very challenging but also very exciting for all of us at CERN. The LHC will be operating at close to design energy and luminosity. We’ll be preparing for CERN’s medium- and long-term future, and there will be much interesting and crucial work across the full spectrum of the laboratory’s projects and activities. As the year gets underway, I’d like to reiterate my very best wishes to you and your families for a very happy 2016. >>

Hundreds of people are hard at work during the year-end technical stop as all the accelerators are undergoing maintenance, renovation and upgrade operations in parallel. >>

After a major revamp last year, Microcosm is once again open to visitors. Readers of the Bulletin can sign up for a guided tour of the new exhibitions. Go and visit it as soon as you can to win a t-shirt through our competition!   >>

As the Arts@CERN programme testifies, CERN is no stranger to the collision of science and art. Just before Christmas, the Slovak artist Ján Zoričák exhibited his glass artworks at CERN, some of which make use of crystals from the OPAL experiment. We take a look at the artist, the science that inspired him and the techniques that he uses.   >>

Five apprentices who left CERN in June having successfully completed their training were awarded their diplomas during the Fête de l’apprentissage in Geneva. >>

This section highlights articles, blog posts and press releases published in the CERN web environment over the past weeks. This way, you won’t miss a thing...   >>

Of course, your passwords have a value to you as they allow you to access your computer and your Facebook page, to buy on Amazon, to create a Twitter feed, and to use a multitude of computing services provided by CERN. But have you ever thought of their value to the malicious people of this world?  >>

As a boss, do you unconditionally stand by your line management when they are involved in potential conflicts with their supervisees or do you take a stand and look into the issue yourself? >>