News - The Cockcroft Institute

May 5, 2022

Cockcroft Institute 2021 Early Career Excellence Awards winners announced

The winners of the 2021 Cockcroft Institute Early Career Excellence Awards have been announced. The committee decided to award two prizes for Best Sustained Contribution and one prize for the Best Outstanding Single Output. The winners are: Best Sustained Contribution:…

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…

April 27, 2022

New Article Published on Terahertz Radiation

The terahertz (THz) radiation domain spans between the microwave (MW) and the infrared (IR) regions on the electromagnetic spectrum. Previously, unexplored due to the lack of suitable electronic, various disciplines are nowadays exploring and making use of the of THz…

April 25, 2022

LINAC 2022 – Extended Abstract Submission and Early Registration Deadlines

The 31st Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC) is coming to Liverpool this summer. The conference, hosted jointly by UKRI-STFC, the John Adams Institute and the Cockcroft Institute, will take place at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) between 28 August…

April 7, 2022

Novel Beam Monitor successfully delivered to CERN

The QUASAR Group from the University of Liverpool, based at the Cockcroft Institute, has successfully delivered a gas jet-based beam monitor to CERN. This advanced monitor was developed as part of the Group's contribution to the High-Luminosity upgrade of the…

April 4, 2022

Liverpool Physics awarded £1.3M for new STFC data science training centre

The University of Liverpool, in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, are to host a new £1.3 million Centre for Doctoral Training providing comprehensive postgraduate training in data intensive science. The new Centre for Doctoral Training for Innovation in Data…

April 1, 2022

Lectureship in Accelerator Physics at the University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has opened a new lectureship in accelerator physics at the Cockcroft Institute (UK). The university is seeking to appoint a scientist with an established record of research excellence in the field of accelerator physics, particularly (but…

March 28, 2022

Reconciling Energy Recovery and Longitudinal Beam Dynamics

Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs) reuse the kinetic energy of an accelerated electron bunch by transferring it to a freshly injected bunch. This mechanism enables a large reduction in the RF power required in comparison to linacs, without resorting to the…

March 9, 2022

Science and Faith converge in Liverpool

As international scientists gathered online to discuss the Future Circular Collider (FCC) the University of Liverpool hosted the public event '21st Century Particle Physics: discussions on Science and Faith’ at the famous Liverpool Cathedral on 8 February 2022. Outreach event…