Events - The Cockcroft Institute

July 3, 2026

CI expert contributes to high-level European debate on the future of doctoral training

Professor Carsten P. Welsch, CI member and Head of Accelerator Science at the University of Liverpool, joined senior European research leaders in Brussels last week for a high-level discussion on the future of doctoral education and the added value of…

July 1, 2026

5 M€ iRIS project launched at FCC Week 2026

As FCC Week 2026 came to a close, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) community left Helsinki with renewed momentum and a strong sense of shared purpose. The week brought together 656 participants from across the world for a wide-ranging program…

June 29, 2026

Cockcroft Institute makes a strong contribution to IPAC’26

Several members of the Cockcroft Institute (CI) have recently attended the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’26) in Deauville, France. For a week each year the accelerator community gathers to discuss the latest developments in accelerator science and technology from around…

June 22, 2026

Particle Physics Masterclasses Engage A-Level Students at UK National Laboratories

In March, during British Science Week, our popular Particle Physics Masterclasses ran again at Daresbury Laboratory (DL) and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), with support from Diamond Light Source and Boulby Underground Laboratory, giving A-Level students an opportunity to find out…

May 27, 2026

GAEC Hosts Major International SAPPHIRE Workshop to Boost Cancer Treatment Capacity in Africa

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), through its Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute (RAMSRI), has successfully hosted a high-level international training workshop under the Supra-African Physics Partnership for Health Innovation and Radiotherapy Expansion (SAPPHIRE) Project. The week-long workshop, held…

May 13, 2026

European Experts Gather in Darmstadt to Shape New Doctoral Network on AI for Particle Accelerators

Researchers, accelerator experts, and industrial stakeholders from across Europe gathered at Technische Universität Darmstadt on 7–8 May 2026 for the ARTIFACT-DN Workshop, a strategic meeting dedicated to preparing a competitive proposal for a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) under…

May 12, 2026

Members of Cockcroft Institute join PACRI annual meeting in Lisbon

The PACRI (Plasma Accelerator systems for Compact Research Infrastructures) project held its first annual meeting at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon, Portugal from 24th to 26th March. With more than €10 million funding from the European Union and…

May 4, 2026

RL4AA’26 Workshop hosted in Liverpool

Participants at the RL4AA'26 workshop The fourth edition of the Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Accelerators (RL4AA’26) workshop was held in Liverpool from 30th March to 1st April 2026 as a LIV.INNO workshop. The workshop also received sponsorship from the Cockcroft Institute and Radiasoft.…

April 27, 2026

EuPRAXIA Gains Momentum at High-Level Brussels Event

Leading representatives from European institutions - from the European Commission to the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) - together with stakeholders from research, industry, and funding agencies gathered on 23 April in Brussels, at the Foundation University, for…