Celebrations mark renewal of Cockcroft Institute core funding

The Cockcroft Institute this afternoon marked the renewal of its core funding with a celebration seminar and unveiling of a specially commissioned artwork.

In the presence of members of the Cockcroft family, Chairman of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Phil Willis MP and distinguished accelerator scientists from around the world, including Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, the Director General of CERN, a painting by Warrington artist Morris Riley was unveiled to mark the occasion. The painting used the cosmological evolution of the universe as a metaphor for the continued drive by the Cockcroft Institute to achieve academic excellence, industrial impact and national representation in worldwide accelerator projects.

On 9 October this year, STFC announced nearly £20m of funding (link opens in a new window) to The Cockcroft and John Adams Institutes for accelerator science and technology research.

Swapan Chattopadhyay (Cockcroft Director) & Artist Morris Riley