The National Particle Accelerator Open Day took place at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire on Monday 30th October. It was organised by ISIS Neutron and Muon Source with support…
Each year the European Commission organizes a briefing day for coordinators of new networks funded within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). The main objective of these events is to provide…
A group of members and associates of the AWAKE-UK collaboration met online on Friday 10 November to discuss the progress made in the project over the last six months. AWAKE-UK…
A group of a hundred 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students from the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, and Strathclyde, visited Daresbury on Wednesday 8 October to learn about the…
The Cockcroft Institute runs every summer a student internship programme, where young undergraduates are given the opportunity to work alongside researchers from the institute for six weeks, participating in projects…
The annual Cockcroft Institute Postgraduate Conference (CIPGC) was held on the 17th of October 2023 in the Merrison Lecture Theatre of Daresbury Laboratory. There was a working lunch session where…
Within the haunted halls of the Cockcroft Institute (CI), sinister experiments are underway, delving into the realms of particle accelerators and intense sources of radiation. There are many weird and…
Yes, it’s that time of year again, when pumpkins shiver with anticipation and carving tools sharpen their teeth. In a fang-tastic afternoon filled with laughter, spooky vibes, and the unmistakable…
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is one of the largest scientific experiments ever built. Over the last 13 years, the LHC has opened up a new frontier of discovery in…