The Cockcroft Institute offers a two year postgraduate course in all areas of accelerator science and technology. All lectures are webcast and the video archived. Our lecture slides and videos are free to anyone outside the institute, but we would appreciate an email so we know who is using it. To access slides or video click on the links below.





Radio Frequency Systems
- Introduction to RF
- RF Linear
- Accelerators
- Wakefields
- Superconducting RF
Magnets and Radiation Sources
- Conventional Magnets for Accelerators
- Undulators and Synchrotron Radiation
- Free Electron Lasers
Short-Wavelength Accelerators
- Introduction to Short Wavelength Accelerators
- Novel electromagnetic materials for high frequency accelerators
- Particle-beam driven Plasma Wakefield Accelerators (PWFA)
and more…
General Accelerator Science and Technology
- Introduction to Particle accelerators
- Electromagnetics and Relativity
- Vacuum Systems and surface science
- Beam Diagnostics Electron and Ion Sources
Beam Dynamics
- Introduction to Beam Dynamics
- Lattice design and computational dynamics
- Single particle dynamics
- Collective effects
- Practical Accelerator Design
Schedule of lectures and webcasts
Current
2021/22
For connection details and further information about the Cockcroft lecture series, please see: https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/category/88/
2018-20
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2015-18
2017/18
Mon 23rd October:
10:30 CI-Acc-102 Lecture 1 Relativity and Elements of Electromagnetism J. Gratus (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Acc-102 Lecture 1 Relativity and Elements of Electromagnetism J. Gratus (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 30th October:
10:30 CI-Acc-102 Lecture 1 Relativity and Elements of Electromagnetism J. Gratus (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Acc-102 Lecture 1 Relativity and Elements of Electromagnetism J. Gratus (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 6th November:
10:30 CI-Acc-101 Lecture 1Introduction to Accelerators H. Owen (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-RF-103 Lecture 1 Introduction to Radiofrequency Systems G. Burt (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-RF-103 Lecture 1 Introduction to Radiofrequency Systems G. Burt (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 13th November:
10:30 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 1 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 2 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 3 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 20th November:
10:30 CI-Acc-101 Lecture 2 Introduction to Accelerators H. Owen (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-RF-103 Lecture 3 Introduction to Radiofrequency Systems G. Burt (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-RF-103 Lecture 4 Introduction to Radiofrequency Systems G. Burt (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 27th November:
10:30 CI-Mag-106 Lecture 1 Conventional Magnets for Accelerators A. Bainbridge (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Mag-106 Lecture 2 Conventional Magnets for Accelerators A. Bainbridge (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 1 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
Mon 4th December:
10:30 CI-Mag-106 Lecture 3 Conventional Magnets for Accelerators A. Bainbridge (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Mag-106 Lecture 4 Conventional Magnets for Accelerators A. Bainbridge (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 2 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
Mon 11th December:
10:30 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 4 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
11:45 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 5 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
14:00 CI-Beam-104 Lecture 6 Introduction to Beam Dynamics I. Bailey (Lecture Theatre)
15:00 CI Director’s Update and Christmas Reception (Lecture Theatre)
Mon 8th January:
10:30 CI-SWA-107 Lecture 1 Introduction to Short-Wavelength Accelerators G. Xia (Thomson)
11:45 CI-SWA-107 Lecture 2 Introduction to Short-Wavelength Accelerators G. Xia (Thomson)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 3 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon
Mon 15th January:
10:30 CI-SWA-107 Lecture 3 Introduction to Short-Wavelength Accelerators G. Xia (Thomson)
11:45 CI-SWA-107 Lecture 4 Introduction to Short-Wavelength Accelerators G. Xia (Thomson)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 4 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
Mon 22nd January:
10:30 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 5 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
11:45 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 6 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 7 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
Mon 29th January:
10:30 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 8 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
11:45 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 9 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
14:00 CI-Beam-106 Lecture 10 Lattice Design and Computational Dynamics O. Mete/R. Apsimon (Brunner-Mond)
2016/17
2015/16
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