Ukraine has joined Cern, the European particle physics centre near Geneva, as an associate member.
Cern’s director general Rolf Heuer and the vice prime minister of Ukraine Kostyantyn Gryschenko signed the agreement on 3 October. The deal is now subject to ratification by Ukraine’s parliament.
Cern membership will allow Ukrainian researchers to become members of Cern staff and Ukrainian industry to bid for Cern contracts.