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Harriet is CERN's web editor and a science writer in the CERN communications team.
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For the first time this year, the LHC is circulating beams of protons, following a 17-week-long extended technical stop
We meet Rende Steerenberg, who is the group leader for the accelerator and technical teams
A round up of the upgrades and maintenance during the 2016/2017 extended year-end technical stop
Magnet from re-commissioned Australian MRI scanner used to help scientists understand star explosions
CMS high-luminosity LHC upgrade requires new silicon sensors, to better distinguish between particles from multiple collisions
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International Particle Physics Outreach Group given new status to encourage members and global outreach effort
International Women in Science Day: CERN sends researchers to local schools and invites organisations to learn what inspires young women into science