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September 21, 2022

Plasma accelerator research and training boosted by EU funding

The EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network (EuPRAXIA-DN) is a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) offering 12 high-level fellowships between universities, research centres and industry that will carry out an interdisciplinary…

September 20, 2022

FEL Prize 2022

Dr Brian McNeil from the University of Strathclyde / Cockcroft Institute has been awarded the FEL Prize 2022 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Free Electron Laser science and…

August 19, 2022

£3.2m in Funding for UK XFEL Research and Development

£3.2m in UKRI Infrastructure funding has been announced for a Conceptual Design and Options analysis for a UK XFEL (X-ray Free Electron Laser). This Conceptual Design Report will explore different…

August 3, 2022

2022 IoP Particle Accelerator & Beams Group Prize

We are delighted to announce that Dr Brian McNeil from the University of Strathclyde/Cockcroft Institute is the recipient of the 2022 Institute of Physics Particle Accelerator & Beams Group Prize…

July 22, 2022

Controlling the plasma waves in AWAKE

Scientists from the AWAKE collaboration have found a new way to control the waves that propel the electrons in a plasma accelerator. This is a crucial step in realizing AWAKE…