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ATLAS and CMS Collaborations awarded Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. the 2026 Industrial Award for its decades-long contributions to detector upgrades for the High-Luminosity LHC.
CMS Collaboration honoured over 50 members at its 2025 Awards ceremony during June CMS week, recognising contributions in detector operations, software, data analysis, and broader experiment support.
LHCb at CERN presented its 2026 Collaboration Awards on 24 June, honouring PhD students, early-career scientists and technical contributors for outstanding work in 2025.
CERN commissioned its first primary CO₂ cooling system in May 2026, replacing synthetic refrigerants for ATLAS and CMS experiments to reduce environmental impact while maintaining detector stability.
CERN transitions from environmentally responsible to sustainable procurement, expanding its policy to include social and governance aspects, aligning with ISO 20400 standards after a comprehensive review.
The LHCb Collaboration announced a new spokesperson team led by Tim Gershon and Paula Collins, succeeding the previous leadership as the experiment transitions into a four-year shutdown ahead of Run 4.
CERN welcomes its 2026 summer students with a two-month program featuring lectures, projects, and academic freedom, while emphasizing digital security and IT service utilization.