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October 5, 2026

Three PhD successes highlight diversity of accelerator research at CI

The Cockcroft Institute is celebrating three recent PhD successes, highlighting the diverse research being undertaken by its students across accelerator physics, beam instrumentation, computational methods and beam dynamics. Monty during the Berlin Science Week. Montague (Monty) King, Finlay Gunneberg and…
A poster with drawings of accelerator concepts
September 30, 2026

ASTeC welcomes A-Level students for work experience week

In June 2026, ASTeC hosted its group work experience week welcoming 12 A-level students to  Daresbury Laboratory. The students worked with several specialist groups  across ASTeC to learn about particle accelerator science, and the work that goes into designing, building…
September 23, 2026

CI expertise highlighted at IBIC 2026

The 15th International Beam Instrumentation Conference (IBIC 2026) was held in Whistler, Canada this year. Dedicated to exploring the physics and engineering challenges of beam diagnostic and measurement techniques for particle accelerators worldwide it attracted almost 170 delegates from all over…
September 18, 2026

CI member awarded IOP Fellowship

We are delighted to announce that Cockcroft Institute expert Lee Jones (STFC/ASTeC) has been awarded a Fellowship by the Institute of Physics (IOP) in recognition of his work over the past two decades at the forefront of particle accelerator technology.…
September 14, 2026

Laser beating opens a new route to compact particle accelerators

CI researchers have shown how two laser pulses can combine inside a microscopic tube to generate powerful accelerating fields. Their findings suggest a way to build smaller particle accelerators and bring their capabilities to more research laboratories. The study, by…