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