Upcoming Events
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Charged Particles for Cancer Therapy Workshop
27 February 2026
Location: Room 121, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial, South Kensington Campus
Time: 10:00 GMT
The first discussion in the series. The conclusions drawn from the workshop will be documented in a 'White Paper' that will be published to provide the basis and underlying strategy for the future development of laser-driven charged particle beams for cancer therapy. This workshop will call on scientific, clinical, and industry leaders in the field.
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LhARA Collaboration Meeting
29 April - 30 April 2026
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire
One of LhARA's major biannual collaboration meetings, where attendees gather to present their recent work and share their exciting results. Those attending will hear updates from all disciplines across LhARA, in particular the R&D on the LhARA accelerator; results from the plasma lens capture experiments and simulations; and the latest multidisciplinary results from the radiobiology experiments held at SCAPA, including both the physics of the laser-accelerated beams and the radiobiology of the irradiated cells.
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Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026
30 June - 5 July 2026
Location: The Royal Society, London
Join LhARA at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. This public engagement event welcomes around 10,000 visitors, including members of the public, school groups, policymakers, and media, offering a unique opportunity to showcase cutting-edge science to non-specialist audiences. Through an interactive exhibit, the LhARA team will highlight how advanced accelerator technologies can transform future research and healthcare, inspiring curiosity and conversation across generations. We look forward to welcoming visitors to explore, ask questions, and discover how LhARA is shaping the future of particle acceleration.
Past Events
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HITRIplus Seminar
27 January 2026
Location: ZOOM
Time: 4:00 PM GMT
The seminar will address how future accelerators can meet new challenges in particle therapy, such as FLASH irradiation, targeted therapies, multiple and radioactive beams, new ion species, and microbeams—alongside a concerted push towards improved accessibility.
Featured speaker, Maurizio Vretenar, Senior Accelerator Physicist, NIMMS Project Leader, CERN, will present on “Accelerators for Cancer Therapy: Emerging Trends and Future Perspectives.” -
SCAPA Beamline Progress
19 November - 20 November 2025
Location: Imperial College London
The LhARA team achieved a significant milestone with the beam energy centered on 8–10 MeV and the dose per shot at ~0.5 Gy, resulting in a set of irradiations of two cell lines at a series of total doses. The effort produced a library of RCF and lanex dose measurements that can be used to study uniformity, stability, etc. The PoPLaR team drew on the support of the wider LhARA collaboration to deliver the radiobiology programme defined and led by Jason Parsons and Emma Melia; the local SCAPA team, led by Robbie Wilson, was highly professional, focused on delivering quality at all times. And, a special “shout out” to Diaz, who crossed half the world, travelling from Indonesia to Glasgow, to take part.
Location: University of Strathclyde (SCAPA)
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Imperial Lates Exhibition
23 October 2025
Location: Imperial College London
LhARA was a featured exhibitor as the Imperial College introduced the public to the fascinating ways light helps people understand the world, from sunlight's effects on skin to the vast reaches of space.
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RAL Access Day
1 August 2025
Location: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (PPD Exhibition Room)
LhARA representatives welcomed visitors during this outreach event hosting more than 400 attendees. It was a great opportunity to demonstrate and showcase LhARA’s innovations to a broad public audience.
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EPS‑HEP Conference Presentation
10 July 2025
Professor Kenneth Long presented LhARA in the Accelerator Parallel session at the 2025 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics.
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State Visit of President Emmanuel Macron
5 July 2025
LhARA and Leo Cancer Care joined the exhibition, highlighting UK–France scientific collaboration. Thanks to our LhARA representatives who presented the initiative to dignitaries, including President Macron. This event created valuable connections across academia, government, and industry.
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