Cern to end cooperation agreements with Russian-based researchers

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From November, 500 scientists affiliated with Russian institutions will be cut off from Cern research facilities due to ongoing war in Ukraine

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known widely as Cern, has confirmed that it will suspend access to its state-of-the-art facilities for roughly 500 scientists affiliated with Russian institutions from 30 November 2024. Cern is an intergovernmental organisation that operates the world’s largest particle accelerator on the border of France and Switzerland.