The Cockcroft Institute

April 30, 2025

EuPRAXIA-DN Camp on Technologies held in Pisa

The EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network (EuPRAXIA-DN) held a two-day Camp on laser and plasma-related technologies, connecting the latest research and development results in these areas with the challenges related to their integration in a plasma-accelerator-based research infrastructure. The Camp was hosted…

April 7, 2025

2025 Particle Physics Masterclass

On the 11th and 12th March, ASTeC and the Cockcroft institute hosted the annual Particle Physics Masterclass (PPMC) at Daresbury Laboratory, an event for A-level and GCSE students to give them an introduction to the grand world of particle physics…

March 28, 2025

PACRI Project kicks off in Trieste

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 PACRI project aims to revolutionize plasma accelerator technologies for next-generation…

February 17, 2025

Joint LIV.INNO and EuPRAXIA-DN skills school hosted in Liverpool

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 training in a range of skills which will help them…

October 23, 2024

EuPRAXIA holds Satellite Meeting during BSBF 2024

EuPRAXIA took centre stage at the Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) 2024, hosting a satellite meeting which showcased its pioneering work in plasma-based accelerators and its critical role in advancing a key new European research infrastructure. The meeting was organized…

October 14, 2024

The Cockcroft Institute celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology celebrated its 20th birthday on Friday the 20th September 2024 at Daresbury Laboratory. Approximately twenty years ago, accelerator science was re-established in UK universities and this initiative led to the creation of…

August 7, 2024

EVC-17 and ECOSS-37: Pioneering Advances in Vacuum and Surface Science

The joint international 17th European Vacuum Conference (EVC-17) and the 37th European Conference On Surface Science (ECOSS-37) was held from 17 – 21 June 2024 in the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. This combined event also included the…

July 10, 2024

Cockcroft Experts take part in Workshop tackling radiotherapy access in Africa

Cockcroft experts from Lancaster University took part, on the 29th May in a two day Kick-off meeting at CERN for the STELLA project, “Re-engineering the Next Generation of Medical Linear Accelerators for Use in Challenging Environments”. The STELLA project, Smart…

July 8, 2024

Cockcroft Institute contributions at IPAC’24

The 15th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’24) was held as a fully in-person event from 19 – 24May 2024 at the Music City Centre located in the heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The event gathered over 1,200 delegates and…