Ireland has officially become an Associate Member State of CERN, effective 22 October 2025, after completing all necessary steps to ratify the Associate Membership Agreement and accede to the protocol on CERN’s privileges and immunities. This milestone marks a new chapter in the longstanding collaboration between Ireland and the world’s leading particle physics laboratory. The agreement was initially signed in May 2025 by CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and James Lawle

Kamran Naim, Head of Open Science at CERN, welcomes attendees to the Open Science Fair (OSFair 2025), hosted by the CERN Open Science Office and OpenAIRE from 15 to 17 September. 353 participants from 43 countries met at CERN Science Gateway to discuss how even more scientific research can be shared freely in future. (Image: CERN) At the heart of Europe’s largest physics laboratory, the spirit of collaboration was alive once again. From 15 to 17 September, more than 350 parti

Erik Heijne gives the opening presentation of the Symposium, setting the Timepix and Medipix developments in the more general context of...