News Items March 2010

 30 March

The LHC has 7TeV CM collisions

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has now achieved proton-on-proton collisions at a 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy and physics data is being collected at the present moment. We at the Cockcroft Institute, having many joint collaborative projects with CERN including the LHC and its upgrades, congratulate the CERN team for their success and wish further progress in the immediate future!
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23 March

DSIC’s Sport Relief Mile

Huge congratulations and thanks to all those who took part or donated money to DSIC’s Sport Relief Mile.
63 entrants took part to raise a grand total of £600. After Swapan officially started the race, Adam Smith achieved the fastest race time of 5:36, whilst Gareth Bailey won the vote for Best Fancy Dress having run the entire race full cricket kit, bat and helmet included. A big well done to everyone who got involved and raised money for this worthy cause.

 

22 March

DITANET School on Complimentry Skills

DITANET organized a Complementary Skills School at the University of Liverpool from 15th-19th March 2010. This course aimed at providing the network’s early stage and experienced researchers with the necessary skills base for a future career in both, the academic and industry sectors.

 

18 March

Particle Physics Masterclass

A-level students visited Daresbury Laboratory on 15-16 March to take part in the annual Particle Physics Masterclass.

 

 

16 March

‘Particle Accelerators’ cause a Big Bang

The Cockcroft Institute staff have been demonstrating to the public how particle accelerators work at ‘The Big Bang’ science fair in Manchester on the 11th-13th March this year.