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February 7, 2025

BBC highlights CI work on radiation therapy

A feature article about ultra-fast cancer treatments recently published in the BBC website highlights the STELLA project, in which several members of the Cockcroft Institute are working to improve access to radiotherapy in lower middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly in Africa.…

January 15, 2025

Cockcroft research recognized in Physics World’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024

Physics World has named its Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024, with the AEgIS collaboration at CERN, featuring the University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, honoured for achieving the first-ever laser cooling of positronium. This milestone advances…

December 18, 2024

Liverpool to Host World’s Largest Particle Accelerator Conference in 2029

The Cockcroft Institute is delighted to announce that Liverpool has been selected to host the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) in May 2029. This prestigious event, the largest of its kind, will bring together global experts in accelerator science to…

December 16, 2024

CLARA User Meeting

The Fourth CLARA User Meeting was held on 3rd of December 2024 at Daresbury Laboratory with 100 participants attending in person and remotely. At this meeting, the CLARA team provided an update on the status of the CLARA Phase 2…

December 5, 2024

University of Liverpool and ASTeC to Spearhead Advanced Beam Diagnostics in €10 Million PACRI Project

Cockcroft Institute partners ASTeC and the University of Liverpool are set to play a key role in the recently funded €10 million PACRI project, which aims to revolutionize plasma accelerator technologies for next-generation research infrastructures. PACRI, short for Plasma Accelerator…

November 28, 2024

Honey, Health, and High-Tech: Exploring the Surprising Connections Between Nature and Innovation

Recent headlines have been buzzing with praise for honey, long celebrated as a natural remedy. From soothing burns to its antimicrobial properties, honey - especially the prized manuka variety - has found a resurgence in media and scientific discussions. The…

November 28, 2024

Global Commission Calls for Action to Improve Access to Radiotherapy and Theranostics

The Cockcroft Institute engineer from Lancaster University, Prof Graeme Burt, has taken part in the Lancet Oncology Commission on Radiotherapy and Theranostics. The Commission, established by the renowned medical journal, aims to assess the current status of access to radiotherapy…

November 25, 2024

New lecturer at Lancaster University to join the Cockcroft Institute

Christopher Arran will join the Cockcroft Institute as a Lecturer at Lancaster University at the start of 2025. He works on high intensity laser-matter interactions and how we can use lasers as unique particle accelerators to study fundamental physics. During…

November 22, 2024

CI Postgraduate Conference 2024

The annual Cockcroft Institute Postgraduate Conference (CIPGC) was held on the 29th of October 2024 in the Merrison Lecture Theatre of Daresbury Laboratory. This was a great opportunity for Cockcroft students to showcase the wonderful research conducted within their groups…