CERN

Also known as European Organization for Nuclear Research, home.cern

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, a western suburb of Geneva, on the France–Switzerland border. It comprises 24 member states. Israel, admitted in 2013, is the only full member geographically out of Europe. CERN is an official United Nations General Assembly observer.

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CERN is a large international scientific laboratory based near Geneva that studies particle physics, the science of the smallest building blocks of matter and energy. Founded in 1954 and now involving 24 member countries, it operates the world's most powerful particle physics equipment to help scientists understand fundamental questions about how the universe works.

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Key facts

Organization.native_name_lang: fr
Organization.logo: 160px
Organization.image: CERN-aerial 1.jpg
Organization.caption: CERN's main site in Meyrin, Switzerland, looking towards the French border
Organization.map: CERN member states.svg
Organization.headquarters: Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland
Organization.leader_title: Council President
Organization.leader_title2: Director-General
Organization.leader_name2: Mark Thomson
Organization.name: European Organization for Nuclear Research
Organization.mcaption: States with full CERN membership
Organization.languages: English and French
Organization.budget: 1515m CHF
Organization.budget_year: 2026
Top level domain.name: .cern
Top level domain.type: Generic top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: IANA

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Facility, Funder
Founded: 1954
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 422
Employees: 2704
Official website: home.cern/fr
Image: CERN, Genéve (46877471004).jpg

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Commons category: CERN
short name: CERN
inception: 1954-09-29
native label: Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN)
Commons gallery: CERN
IPv4 routing prefix: 188.184.0.0/15
web feed URL: home.cern/about/updates/feed
member count: 24
official jobs URL: careers.cern
budget: 1230200000
social media followers: 230000
external data available at URL: opendata.web.cern.ch
carbon footprint: 78169

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25 sections

Contents

History
Founding members
Scientific achievements
Computer science
Particle accelerators
Current complex
Large Hadron Collider
Accelerators under construction
Decommissioned accelerators
Possible future accelerators
Sites
Participation and funding
Member states and budget
Enlargement
International relations
Associated institutions
.cern
Open science
Public exhibitions
Arts at CERN
In popular culture
See also
References
External links
Archival collections

The acronym CERN is also used to refer to the laboratory; in 2024, it had scientific, technical, and administrative staff members, and hosted about users from institutions in more than 80 countries. In 2016, CERN generated 49 petabytes of data.