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Extinction du chauffage central
Le chauffage central sera progressivement coupé dans tout le CERN à partir du lundi 28 avril. Cette date est principalement définie en fonction de la météo et des températures nocturnes, pour rationaliser nos consommations d’énergie. Pour chaque jour où le chauffage est éteint, l’impact environnemental et financier est en effet indéniable. Réduire la période d’allumage…
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Special Opening Hours in Restaurants and Cafeterias during CERN Holidays
Spring is often an opportunity to enjoy a long weekend. CERN has several official holidays in April and May, during which campus services may adjust their opening hours. During the Easter weekend, the CERN restaurants and cafeterias will be closed. From 18 to 21 April 2025, only building 40 will offer a catering service from…
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AI initiative in our sector
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and is transforming workplaces globally. Various solutions and projects have emerged CERN wide and people have started using AI individually. Our Sector was committed to creating a consolidated, official solution. On Monday 31 March, a proposed AI strategy for our Sector called Enable, Experiment, Educate, was presented at the FHR…
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Antimatière : transporter le « non-existant »
De l’antimatière va être transportée du CERN vers l’institut Heinrich Heine de Düsseldorf, pour poursuivre l’étude de son comportement. Le service de logistique du CERN (SCE-SSC) se charge d’organiser ce transport hors du commun. De par ses caractéristiques, l’antimatière est très difficile à manipuler et plus encore à transporter. Son expédition vers l’Allemagne devra se…
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Moins de papier dans nos boîtes aux lettres
Le service du courrier du CERN (SCE-SSC) distribue en moyenne 70’000 plis par an sur le site. Les efforts de réduction du papier, notamment grâce à la dématérialisation de la facturation en 2020, ont permis de passer de 138’000 plis en 2019 à 68’000 en 2024. Saviez-vous que vous pouvez également contribuer à cet effort…
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B184 extension works completed
Building 184 extension project, managed by SCE-PPM, aimed to bring the premises and accesses to the CERN Radioactive Waste Treatment Centre up to standards. In particular, this involves relocating the conventional facilities (offices and cloakrooms) outside the radiological perimeter. The extension provides a new, bright and modern workspace, with a technical basement including changing areas…
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Temporary Parking for CSSC Visitors
Visitors to the CSSC (Building 33) can use the 30-minute car park next to Building 55 while they complete their formalities at the CSSC. However, due to works currently being carried out in this car park, it is no longer possible to park there. To compensate for this, 4 park slots have been made available…
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Food Waste Weighing Campaign to Reduce Waste at CERN Restaurants
CERN’s catering provider, Novae, has a strong commitment to sustainability, the environment and the fight against food waste. In particular, they are signatory of the Swiss Interprofessional Agreement on the Reduction of Food Waste, which aims to halve food waste by 2030. To meet these commitments, Novae has extended food waste weighing campaigns to all…
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Traffic disruptions: a new GIS development to also streamline procedures
The traffic disruptions tool, recently developed by SAM-TG and whose full functionality will soon be revealed to the CERN community, displays all traffic disruption points on the CERN map. The data feeding this map are collected from the “balisage” requests made by SCE or other departments’ work supervisors. Thanks to this, GIS development and the…
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Nouveau plan de gestion des forêts du CERN
Le domaine forestier du CERN, établi administrativement en 1970 et référencé dans le MasterPlan 2040, couvre 116 ha. Il fait l’objet d’une convention qui accorde à l’Office National des Forêts (ONF) un mandat de gestion de nos espaces boisés depuis 1973. Le plan de gestion (2025-2039), en cours de discussion, serait intégré au plan d’actions…