This week saw the announcement of an extraordinary physics result: the first direct detection of gravitational waves.

Last week I attended the annual LHC performance workshop in Chamonix. This meeting is an essential part of the CERN calendar.

The year 2016 will be very challenging but also very exciting for all of us at CERN.

CERN’s relationship with the United Nations continues to thrive

Council elected a new President, who will take up his mandate on 1 January along with the new management team, which was also approved yesterday

Diversity and respect are defining aspects of CERN, says Director-General Rolf Heuer

This week, CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer focusses on respect, whether at home, at work or on the international scene

The success of the LS1, the restart of accelerators and the impact of the high value of the Swiss franc were discussed during CERN Council meeting.

Invest on sustaining the intellectual bridges that Europe has painstakingly put in place, says CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer

Anne Richards describes the thinking behind a new foundation that is spreading CERN’s spirit of scientific curiosity