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May 17, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN School on Plasma Accelerators

The EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network (EuPRAXIA-DN) held a week-long international School on Plasma Accelerators between 22nd and 26th April 2024 in the beautiful Botanical Garden of Rome, Italy. The school were hosted in partnership with INFN and Sapienza University of Rome…
April 5, 2024

Professor Welsch contributes to APS March meeting

CI member and QUASAR Group leader Professor Carsten P Welsch gave an invited talk on the Physics of Star Wars at the American Physical Society's (APS) March Meeting 2024. This is one of the largest physics conferences. It brought together…
March 22, 2024

International AWAKE Collaboration Meets in Liverpool

Over 50 members of the Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) project gathered in Liverpool on 11 – 13 March to review the status of the experiment, share results and discuss plans for the future. Participants in the…
March 13, 2024

Bridging Science, Philosophy, and Faith at Liverpool Cathedral

The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral hosted the public event ‘Beyond Boundaries: A Dialogue on Science and Faith’ at the famous Liverpool Cathedral on 5th March 2024. The event also celebrated the Liverpool Cathedral’s centenary since its consecration as…
February 20, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN Mid-term Review highlights

On 5th February 2024, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network (EuPRAXIA-DN) met for a Mid-term Check to review and celebrate the project achievements and milestones.  The meeting kicked off with a welcome from Cockcroft member and Network Coordinator…
February 5, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN school on plasma accelerators – Register now!

Several tens of thousands of particle accelerators are in use today with varied applications in research, industry, medicine and other fields. Yet accelerator usage could be much more widespread, were it not limited by cost and size constraints, especially in…