The Cockcroft Institute | Internal Events

June 5, 2023

Daresbury Laboratory opens its doors to the public

On 15 July 2023, the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Daresbury Laboratory opens its doors to the public will once again open its doors to visitors. Book your free tickets now! https://daresbury-openday.co.uk/ Image credit: STFC Daresbury Laboratory is…

May 17, 2023

History of UK particle accelerators event

An event about the History of UK particle accelerators has taken place at the Cockcroft Institute (Daresbury Laboratory) and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory as well as online. The event took place on Tuesday 7th March. The program for the event…

December 2, 2022

Annual Postgraduate Conference held at CI

The annual Cockroft Institute Postgraduate Conference (CIPGC) was held on the 15th of November 2022 in the Merrison Lecture Theatre of Daresbury Laboratory. The CIPGC is an important annual event for all CI postgraduates and it provides a platform for…

May 3, 2022

Accelerator and Particle Physics Masterclass 2022

On the 29th of March the Cockcroft Institute hosted its annual Accelerator and Particle Physics Masterclass (APPMC), one of our flagship annual outreach events. The purpose is to give a broad and entertaining yet educational overview of particle physics and…

December 20, 2021

CI Postgraduate Conference 2021

Participants of CI PGC 21 on Daresbury Laboratory campus. After an online only event in 2020, the 10th annual Cockcroft Institute Postgraduate Conference (CIPGC) was held on 24th November 2021 in the Merrison Lecture Theatre of Daresbury Laboratory. Due to the ongoing…

July 12, 2021

Second CLARA User Meeting

The second CLARA User meeting was held on 16th of June to provide updates on the accelerator since the first CLARA user meeting held in June 2019. The meeting took place online over Zoom and was attended by 65 people.…

May 10, 2021

2021 Accelerator & Particle Physics Masterclass (6th & 7th April)

Every year the Cockcroft Institute and the STFC public engagement team host our annual Accelerator & Particle Physics Masterclass at Daresbury Laboratory, an event which gives a wide ranging and entertaining overview of particle physics and accelerator science to GCSE…

March 29, 2021

Energy efficiency of particle accelerators

Particle accelerators use up huge amounts of energy, with CERN currently using 10% of the electricity in the Geneva region. The next generation of particle accelerators for high energy physics would require their own power stations if changes are not…

March 13, 2020

2020 Particle Physics Masterclass

On the 3rd, 4th and 5th of March the Cockcroft Institute hosted its annual Particle Physics Masterclass (PPMC) at Daresbury Laboratory. This event is designed to give a broad and entertaining overview of particle physics and accelerator science to GCSE…