News - The Cockcroft Institute

July 8, 2026

CI member brings “Hollywood Physics” to Germany’s KIMIKO Festival

CI expert Professor Carsten P Welsch from the University of Liverpool was invited by CERN to contribute to this year’s KIMIKO Festival in Aachen, Germany, as part of the CERN Science Hub at the festival’s Science & Tech program. KIMIKO…

July 3, 2026

CI expert contributes to high-level European debate on the future of doctoral training

Professor Carsten P. Welsch, CI member and Head of Accelerator Science at the University of Liverpool, joined senior European research leaders in Brussels last week for a high-level discussion on the future of doctoral education and the added value of…

July 1, 2026

5 M€ iRIS project launched at FCC Week 2026

As FCC Week 2026 came to a close, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) community left Helsinki with renewed momentum and a strong sense of shared purpose. The week brought together 656 participants from across the world for a wide-ranging program…

June 29, 2026

Cockcroft Institute makes a strong contribution to IPAC’26

Several members of the Cockcroft Institute (CI) have recently attended the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’26) in Deauville, France. For a week each year the accelerator community gathers to discuss the latest developments in accelerator science and technology from around…

June 26, 2026

Radiation environment at FCC-ee experimental insertion regions

Alessandro Frasca's latest work has been selected as Editor's Choice in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams - a recognition that highlights the significance of this contribution to the design of the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee). The FCC-ee is one of…

June 24, 2026

Accelerator escape room part of new European outreach network

A particle accelerator-themed escape room (Acceler8Escape) has been developed at the Cockcroft Institute, providing a unique way to engage participants of all ages with accelerator science. Created by Dr Morgan Hibberd (University of Manchester) in partnership with the STFC Public…

June 18, 2026

CLARA Successfully Completes First Friendly User Experiments at 250 MeV

Between January – April 2026, the CLARA facility at Daresbury Laboratory successfully hosted a first run of friendly user experiments at its design energy of 250 MeV. Some of the users during their experiments at CLARA. Clockwise from top left:…

June 12, 2026

10M€ European accelerator technology project EPITA launched at CERN

Researchers from the Cockcroft Institute joined partners from across Europe at CERN for the launch of EPITA, a new project that aims to turn some of the most promising ideas in accelerator science into working technologies. EPITA, which stands for…

June 1, 2026

Cockcroft Institute secures four Horizon Europe awards to shape the future of research infrastructures

The Cockcroft Institute (CI) through experts from the University of Liverpool is playing a leading role in four newly awarded Horizon Europe projects that will help define the next generation of large-scale research infrastructures. Supported with more than 25 M€,…