Ireland's application to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has been accepted in principle, paving the way for the country to become an associate member in 2026.

Ireland looks set to become a member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern), the world-renowned centre for scientific research that operates the largest particle physics ...

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to ...

Mark Thomson, who will take over from Fabiola Gianotti as director-general of CERN next year, talks to Michael Banks about his plans in the hot seat and the challenges ahead for high-energy physics ...

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific ...

If you are an employed (MPE) or associated (MPA) member of the personnel, we highly recommend you make an appointment well in advance – ideally six weeks before your departure – with CERN’s ...

The Thirteenth Annual Large Hadron Collider Physics (LHCP2025) conference will take place in Taipei from 5th to 9th May 2025. The LHCP conference series started in 2013 after a successful fusion of ...