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February 1, 2023

CI co-edits special edition in the European Physical Journal addressing high-energy accelerators

Cockcroft Institute and University of Manchester Professor Rob Appleby, together with colleagues from INFN (Italy), CERN (Switzerland), and Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Russia), have edited a special issue of the European Physical Journal focusing on high-energy accelerators. The special…

January 30, 2023

Professor Claudio Paoloni appointed to two prestigious roles

Professor Claudio Paoloni, a member of the Cockcroft Institute from Lancaster University, is to become a Distinguished Lecturer at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electron Devices Society. Professor Paoloni, a Senior IEEE Member, is Professor of Electronics and Cockcroft…

January 27, 2023

EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network starts in Brussels

The new 3.2M€ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network EuPRAXIA-DN started with a kick-off meeting on 16/17 January 2023 in Brussels that brought together all the partners involved in the project for the first time. The EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network will support…

December 21, 2022

Liverpool awarded £1M for CERN antimatter research

University of Liverpool physicists are leading a £1M antimatter research project as part of the AEgIs experiment at CERN. The project entitled `Slow Neutral Antimatter Atoms in Excited States for Inertial-type Precision Measurements’ (SNAP) is funded by The Engineering and…

December 16, 2022

Lancaster University bestows honorary degree on eminent Daresbury alumnus Robert Rimmer

An internationally renowned scientist in the field of particle accelerators has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by Lancaster University at the December graduation ceremonies. From left: Professor Graeme Burt, Dr Robert A. Rimmer with Chancellor the Rt Hon…

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…

November 23, 2022

Major boost to European plasma accelerator facility

EuPRAXIA is the first European project that develops a dedicated particle accelerator research infrastructure based on novel plasma acceleration concepts and laser technology. The European plasma accelerator community has received a major impulse for the development of a user-ready plasma…

November 18, 2022

PhDs successfully completed at the Cockcroft Institute

The last few months have seen a number of PhD students from the Cockcroft Institute completing their thesis and taking a step forward in their research careers. Dr Amelia Edwards Dr Amelia Edwards from Lancaster University Engineering department passed her…

November 14, 2022

Major boost to UK participation in pioneering experiment at CERN

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has awarded a major grant to partners of the Cockcroft Institute to support the participation of the UK in the AWAKE experiment at CERN. The purpose of the AWAKE experiment is to demonstrate…