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Rolf Heuer is the Director-General of CERN.
Draft update to the Strategy for European Particle Physics
The proton-lead run will be short, and our main activity this year will be the start of the LHC’s first long shutdown
"This is the year that will go down in history as marking the first of the LHC’s major discoveries, a defining moment in the history of science"
A Special Fundamental Physics Prize, handing over the CERN Council Presidency and a pilot run with 25 nanosecond bunch spacing made it a busy week
The 10th anniversary of ENLIGHT marks a good occasion a look back at the important contributions particle physics has made to medicine
It is important to plan ahead, particularly since the lead times for new projects in particle physics are long, and our field is increasingly global
The recent Wilton Park meeting examined three very different world-views: science, philosophy and theology
CERN's new graphic charter gets an official launch
Some 500 physicists went to Krakow to discuss their wishes for the future of the field as input to the CERN council's strategy group
It was particularly pleasing to see science, the LHC and Higgs bosons featuring so strongly in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics last week
The laboratory is launching a new diversity programme aimed at strengthening our tradition of inclusiveness. I encourage all at CERN to take part
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour, who delivered the AMS detector to the ISS in 2011