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November 22, 2023

Undergraduate prospective students visit the Cockcroft Institute

A group of a hundred 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students from the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, and Strathclyde, visited Daresbury on Wednesday 8 October to learn about the research carried out in the laboratory as well as the…
November 3, 2023

CI Postgraduate Conference 2023

The annual Cockcroft Institute Postgraduate Conference (CIPGC) was held on the 17th of October 2023 in the Merrison Lecture Theatre of Daresbury Laboratory. There was a working lunch session where speakers also presented the posters of their talks.  The conference…
October 27, 2023

CI Pumpkin Carving Spooktacular

Yes, it's that time of year again, when pumpkins shiver with anticipation and carving tools sharpen their teeth. In a fang-tastic afternoon filled with laughter, spooky vibes, and the unmistakable scent of pumpkin guts, a group of fearless members of…
October 23, 2023

LIV.INNO data science CDT welcomes new cohort of PhD students

A kick off meeting for the new cohort of LIV.INNO students who started their PhDs at the beginning of October has taken place in Liverpool. It was the first chance for the eleven students who started in 2023 and their…
October 16, 2023

CI student wins early-career engineer poster competition

The particle accelerator engineering network held an early-career engineering poster competition during this year’s Particle Accelerator Engineering Network (PAEN) annual meeting. The competition was open to graduate engineers and engineering students either in industry, national laboratories or universities, and open…
October 13, 2023

PsiQuantum opens R&D facility at Daresbury Laboratory to develop quantum computing

Silicon Valley start-up PsiQuantum received £9 million UK government funding to open its first advanced research and development (R&D) facility outside of the US at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory. The Secretary of State for Science,…
October 11, 2023

9th Particle Accelerator Engineering Network annual meeting held at RAL

The 9th Particle Accelerator Engineering Network (PAEN) annual meeting took place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) on the 6th October 2023. The network was jointly created by the IET, IMechE, IoP and STFC and is hosted by the IET…
August 15, 2023

Vacuum Symposium attracts visitors from across the UK

The 12th UK Vacuum symposium was held on 13th and 14th June 2023 at Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, UK drawing nearly 100 visitors. The UK’s premier vacuum technology event is now in its 12th year attracting both academia and industry, highlighting…
Particle Accelerator Engineering Network Annual Meeting 2023
August 15, 2023

Particle Accelerator Engineering Network Annual Meeting 2023

The Institution of Engineering and Technology has announced that this year the Particle Accelerator Engineering Network Annual Meeting will take place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford on the 6th October. The particle accelerator engineering network is a unique…