A major milestone has been reached in efforts to transform particle-beam therapy and radiobiology, as the team behind the LhARA collaboration publishes a Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for the Ion…
Leading representatives from European institutions – from the European Commission to the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) – together with stakeholders from research, industry, and funding agencies gathered…
Six past and present members of the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology from Liverpool and Lancaster universities are among the winners of this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental…
When the concept of mode-locking was introduced in lasers in the 1960s it allowed the laser pulse duration to be reduced by orders of magnitude. In conventional lasers mode-locking relies…
CLARA at Daresbury Laboratory has now achieved 250 MeV beam energy, unlocking a new phase of Very High Energy Electron (VHEE) research that could help shape the future of cancer treatment. These…
Prof Carsten P Welsch, Head of Accelerator Science at the University of Liverpool and Leader of the QUASAR Group based at the Cockcroft Institute, was presented with a 2026 MeetEngland…
Lancaster University PhD student Dan Seal has been awarded the Harry Jones Prize by the British Cryogenic society (BSC) for 2025. The prize is given annually for the best UK…
Over the past few decades, the field of plasma-based accelerators – such as laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) has made remarkable advances. The long-predicted GeV/m…
The University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group hosted an important planning meeting for the IPAC’26 Scientific Program Committee (SPC) in Liverpool from 14 – 15 January. The event was held at…