Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Laser-Focused on Science for Radiotherapy

What is LhARA?

Half of all successful cancer treatments use radiotherapy, and researchers are continually developing new approaches. LhARA is exploring the development of laser-driven particle beams, a technology that could enable smaller, more affordable, and more widely available advanced radiotherapy facilities worldwide. We're an international collaboration of physicists, biologists, clinicians and engineers exploring how lasers could give doctors new options in the fight against cancer.

Check Out LhARA at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026

Step into the future of cancer treatment with a virtual reality tour of the LhARA facility:

  • Pop balloons with real laser beams

  • Watch pollen float in mid-air using the same physics that guides particle beams

  • Sit in the actual chair designed for patient treatment

  • Try your hand at treatment planning with real medical physicists

  • Discover how light itself could open new doors in cancer care

Join us at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition to discover the latest cutting-edge research and innovation from across the UK

Join us!

When:
30 June - 5 July 2026

Where:
Royal Society,
6 – 9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

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Learn more about how the LhARA collaboration seeks to advance cancer care by developing a new laser-based cancer treatment facility

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Meet the Team

Our consortium of researchers, clinicians, and engineers brings together expertise from across the UK to build this world-leading research facility.

Meet our members who will present at the summer exhibition:

  • Jeffrey Bamber

    PROFESSOR

  • Philip Burrows

    PROFESSOR

  • Nicholas Dover

    RESEARCH FELLOW

  • Calvin Dyson

    PHD STUDENT

  • Peter R Hobson

    EMERITUS PROFESSOR

  • Simon Ingram

    SENIOR R&D ENGINEER

  • Ajit Kurup

    SENIOR ACCELERATOR PHYSICS PROJECTS LEADER

  • Ken Long

    PROFESSOR

  • Bethany O'Hanlon-Clayton

    MECHANICAL ENGINEER

  • Matt Pereira

    PHD STUDENT

  • Pat Price

    PROFESSOR

  • Davide Felice Redaelli

    R&D MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

  • Giuseppe Schettino

    PROFESSOR

  • Tracy Underwood

    HEAD OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

  • Robbie Wilson

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Thank you to our collaborators