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October 4, 2024

EuPRAXIA-DN Outreach film recognized at MSCA Coordinator’s Day 2024

Each year the European Commission organizes a briefing day for coordinators of new networks funded within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). The main objective of these events is to provide a briefing on the key management and procedural aspects of…
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September 16, 2024

National Postdoc Appreciation Week

This week is Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW). Science and particularly accelerator physics and engineering research requires dedication, hard work and collaboration. Post doctoral researchers (postdocs) are the life blood of our discipline. They perform much of the day-to-day research tasks,…
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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…
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January 31, 2024

Beyond Boundaries: A Dialogue on Science and Faith

Accelerator physicists, particle physicists and theologians will discuss the common ground between science, philosophy, and religion. The event will take place at the Liverpool Cathedral and will celebrate the cathedral’s centenary since its consecration as a place of worship in…
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November 29, 2023

Cockcroft Institute attends National Particle Accelerator Open Day

The National Particle Accelerator Open Day took place at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire on Monday 30th October. It was organised by ISIS Neutron and Muon Source with support from Diamond Light Source, the IoP, IET and STFC and…
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October 31, 2023

Sinister experiments and strange phenomena at the Cockcroft Institute

Spooky creatures invaded the Cockcroft Institute. Image credit: Cockcroft Institute Within the haunted halls of the Cockcroft Institute (CI), sinister experiments are underway, delving into the realms of particle accelerators and intense sources of radiation. There are many weird and…
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July 21, 2023

Crowds flock to Daresbury Laboratory for science extravaganza

Schools and visitors from across the region got a rare opportunity to get up close with the Cockcroft Institute researchers and to some of the world's most groundbreaking technology at Daresbury Laboratory. The exhibits included models of particle accelerators and…
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July 10, 2023

Upside down – The Science of Stranger Things

In a small town where everyone knows everyone, right next to a mysterious laboratory, a peculiar event about supernatural powers, parallel dimensions and portals to another world, mesmerized the audience. Prof Carsten Welsch returned to Lymm Festival on 28 June…
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May 26, 2023

A unique CERN-inspired collaboration see Cockcroft Institute physicist team with science-fiction titans

The recently launched book Collision: Stories from the science of CERN is the culmination of a unique, two-year-long collaboration between fiction writers and pioneering physicists. As part of Comma’s Science-into-Fiction series, the project paired award-winning UK writers with leading physicists and…
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