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The Cockcroft Institute

Devoted to the development and construction of particle accelerators and intense sources of radiation for pure and applied research.

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July 9, 2025

CI research presented at IPAC’25 in Taipei

The 16th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’25) was held from 1 – 6 June 2025 at the International Convention Centre and the Taipei World Trade Centre in the bustling metropolis of Taipei, Taiwan. The event was hosted by the National Synchrotron Radiation…
July 7, 2025

Bringing particle accelerators to life through augmented reality

Accelerator science is a constantly evolving field. New technological advances allow large colliders – like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN – to reach higher energies and discover new particles. Scientists are already discussing its predecessor – an even…
May 7, 2025

Key technologies for next-generation accelerators presented at I.FAST annual meeting

The fourth annual meeting of the EU-funded I.FAST (Innovation Fostering in Accelerator Science and Technology) project, held in Kraków on 8 -11 April 2025, offered an excellent overview of the breakthroughs in accelerator science that are shaping the future of…
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The Cockcroft Institute is a partnership between the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester and Strathclyde and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, devoted to the development and construction of particle accelerators and intense sources of radiation for pure and applied research.

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