The Cockcroft Institute

November 18, 2014

Cryo-Ops 2014 6th International Workshop on Cryogenic Operations

From discovering Higgs Bosons at the LHC or providing ultralow temperature environment for the experiments with ISIS neutrons, one of the key technologies that must be employed reliably is CRYOGENICS. A major fraction of the construction and operational budget, particularly…

October 15, 2014

Particle Accelerator Engineering Network Meeting

Lancaster recently played a lead role in the kick-off meeting for a new engineering network linking the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institute of Physics (IoP). The group brings together all…

October 7, 2014

Combining Lasers and Accelerators to Train the next Generation of Researchers

The LA³NET consortium held an Advanced School on Laser Applications at Accelerators between 29 September and 3 October 2014. The event was hosted by the Spanish Pulsed Lasers Centre (CLPU) in Salamanca, Spain and attracted over 70 participants from all over the…

September 27, 2014

Powering Cutting Edge Research

[caption id="attachment_680" align="aligncenter" width="808"] Accelerators: Powering Cutting Edge Research[/caption] "What are the practical benefits of particle accelerators? Look out for a brand new brochure, due out this September, which will help accelerator scientists explain the benefits of their work to the…

September 24, 2014

Challenges and Trends in Charged Particle Beam Diagnostics

Almost 50 participants gathered at the Technical University of Vienna between 7 – 9 May 2014 to participate to the 3rd oPAC Topic Workshop on Beam Diagnostics. The workshop was opened with a welcome address of CIVIDEC’s CEO, Prof. Erich…

July 24, 2014

Farewell to CI Inaugural Director, Professor Swapan Chattopadhyay

Colleagues from near and far gathered in the Walton Rooms at the Cockcroft Institute (CI) on the afternoon of 15th July to wish Swapan Chattopadhyay a fond farewell at the end of his 7 year tenure as the Director of…

July 14, 2014

Accelerator Experts go to School

A week-long oPAC advanced School on Accelerator Optimization took place from 7th to 11th July 2014. The event was hosted by Royal Holloway University of London (UK) and was joined by around 80 delegates from across Europe. The School covered accelerator optimization through beam…

July 6, 2014

Director of Cockcroft Institute

We are seeking to appoint a Director of the Institute who will grow its reputation as a world-leading centre for accelerator science. Reporting to the Institute Board, the Director will work with the partners to develop strategy for the Institute…

June 12, 2014

Training the trainers: complementary skills workshop at the Cockcroft

During the delivery of European projects DITANET, LA3NET and oPAC which were all coordinated from the Cockcroft Institute a novel complementary skills training programme was developed by Prof. Carsten Welsch. Training in transferable skills that complement the technical research activities…