The Cockcroft Institute

March 26, 2024

How Science Conferences Power Liverpool’s Economy and Innovation Scene

CI member Carsten P. Welsch, Head of the QUASAR Group at the Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, spoke at the recent Annual Recognition event at Knowsley Hall about his experience in bringing large scale science events to Liverpool and…

March 22, 2024

International AWAKE Collaboration Meets in Liverpool

Over 50 members of the Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) project gathered in Liverpool on 11 – 13 March to review the status of the experiment, share results and discuss plans for the future. Participants in the…

March 13, 2024

Bridging Science, Philosophy, and Faith at Liverpool Cathedral

The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral hosted the public event ‘Beyond Boundaries: A Dialogue on Science and Faith’ at the famous Liverpool Cathedral on 5th March 2024. The event also celebrated the Liverpool Cathedral’s centenary since its consecration as…

March 8, 2024

Characterisation of CsTe Photocathodes manufactured at CERN

Daresbury Laboratory has been part of an active and productive collaboration with CERN for many years, focussing on photocathode preparation and characterisation. Recognising Daresbury's unique capabilities in photocathode characterisation, CERN initiated the collaboration with the aspiration of measuring the performance…

March 4, 2024

Unlocking the Mysteries of Antimatter: Positronium Laser Cooling Breakthrough

The AEgIS experiment at CERN has made a groundbreaking advancement by successfully demonstrating laser cooling of positronium (Ps), an exotic atom composed equally of matter and antimatter. This significant development, published in a paper in Physical Review Letters, marks a…

February 20, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN Mid-term Review highlights

On 5th February 2024, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network (EuPRAXIA-DN) met for a Mid-term Check to review and celebrate the project achievements and milestones. The meeting kicked off with a welcome from Cockcroft member and Network Coordinator…

February 12, 2024

Benjamin Rienäcker becomes AEgIS Physics Co-ordinator

We are delighted to announce that Dr Benjamin Rienäcker, member of the Liverpool accelerator physics group, was appointed as new Physics Coordinator for the AEgIS collaboration at the last AEgIS collaboration meeting in December 2023. Dr Benjamin Rienäcker (Copyright :…

February 5, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN school on plasma accelerators – Register now!

Several tens of thousands of particle accelerators are in use today with varied applications in research, industry, medicine and other fields. Yet accelerator usage could be much more widespread, were it not limited by cost and size constraints, especially in…

February 2, 2024

UK XFEL User Engagement Campaign

Momentum is building around the UK XFEL project, which is staging a series of Townhall meetings around all parts of the UK to engage the community in plans for access to next-generation XFEL capability. It is envisaged that a next-generation…