Fabiola Gianotti

We will have to be very vigilant that young female scientists have the same opportunities as their male colleagues. ”

From a scientific point of view, our mission is to seek answers to the fundamental questions about the universe. Many are open - we don't know about dark matter, which accounts for a quarter of the universe's matter, nor do we know why there's antimatter. ”

CERN is a centre of scientific excellence and a source of pride and inspiration for physicists from all over the world, a cradle for technology and innovation, and a shining concrete example of scientific cooperation and peace. ”

For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy. ”

Diversity is really a richness for mankind. ”

I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching. ”

There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge. ”

I will fully engage myself to maintain CERN's excellence in all its attributes, with the help of everybody, including CERN Council, staff and users from all over the world. ”

CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes, in my opinion, better scientists, but also better people. ”

We know there must be new physics. For example, we cannot explain what dark matter is. ”