Life at Cern in pictures: from collider to canteen

Inside the office of German scientist Dr Mathias Garny, who is searching for dark matter and astroparticles Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Pupils from the UK visiting Cern, pictured in front of a large-scale print of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Inside the control room of the Compact Muon Solenoid Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Inside a control room at Cern in Geneva Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

100 metres deep: the view in front of the Compact Muon Solenoid accelerator Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

In the canteen at Cern Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Inside the Globe of Science and Innovation exhibition space – the circular screen displays a map of the Large Hadron Collider Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

The Globe of Science and Innovation exhibition space is a highlight for visitors to Cern Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Scientists taking a coffee break in Cern's cafeteria - even the tables are illustrated with scientific experiments Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

Inside the server room of the Compact Muon Solenoid Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian

A mural of Cern's major experiments in the campus car park Photograph: Stefan Pangritz for the Guardian