The new EU-funded project PACRI (Plasma Accelerator systems for Compact Research Infrastructures) started officially with a kick-off meeting in Trieste (Italy) on 12 – 14 March 2025. The €10 million…
While the basic principles of particle accelerators may be simple, using electric fields to accelerate particles and magnetic fields to steer them, actually operating them is highly complex. Even small…
Cockcroft Institute researchers at the University of Strathclyde are at the forefront of cutting-edge research into high power laser-driven ion acceleration. Located at the university, the Scottish Centre for the…
Last year, CERN celebrated 70 years of groundbreaking scientific collaboration and innovation, with science communication playing a pivotal role in highlighting these achievements. As part of this CERN launched an…
Cancer-related research at the Cockcroft Institute (CI) is a collective endeavour spanning all stakeholder institutions, each contributing uniquely to the development of advanced radiation therapy techniques. The Institute’s commitment to…
The third cohort of LIV.INNO students were joined by researchers from EuPRAXIA-DN project to take part in an introductory skills school in Liverpool from 20-24 January 2025. The students undertook…
A feature article about ultra-fast cancer treatments recently published in the BBC website highlights the STELLA project, in which several members of the Cockcroft Institute are working to improve access…
Physics World has named its Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024, with the AEgIS collaboration at CERN, featuring the University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, honoured for…
The Cockcroft Institute is delighted to announce that Liverpool has been selected to host the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) in May 2029. This prestigious event, the largest of its…