Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Laser-Focused on Science for Radiotherapy

See how lasers could transform cancer treatment

Visit LhARA at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

30 June - 5 July 2026

Royal Society London

Plan your visit

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

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.

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

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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Let’s talk about the benefits of LhARA

  • PATIENT BENEFITS

    Particle therapy as a form of radiotherapy has unexplored biological advantages which if discovered, harnessed and individualised, will provide more effective cancer treatments for tumours that are more difficult to treat.

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  • ECONOMIC BENEFITS

    Investment in global radiotherapy provision could save 26.9 million lives in low- and middle-income countries, and generate a net economic benefit of up to $365 billion.

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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:

  • Richard A. Amos

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PROTON THERAPY PHYSICS

  • Roshine Akram

    VISITING SCIENTIST - LATIUM RESEARCH

  • Jeffrey Bamber

    PROFESSOR

  • Paul-Bogdan Jurj

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

  • Lana Buckleton

    PHD STUDENT

  • Philip Burrows

    PROFESSOR

  • Ewan Dolier

    POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

  • Manjit Dosanjh

    PROFESSOR

  • Nicholas Dover

    RESEARCH FELLOW

  • Calvin Dyson

    PHD STUDENT

  • Ottilie Goodfellow

    SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS PLACEMENT STUDENT

  • Peter R Hobson

    EMERITUS PROFESSOR

  • Richard Hugtenburg

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL PHYSICS

  • Simon Ingram

    SENIOR R&D ENGINEER

  • Ajit Kurup

    SENIOR ACCELERATOR PHYSICS PROJECTS LEADER

  • Ken Long

    PROFESSOR

  • Christopher Mayhew

    PHD STUDENT

  • Josie McGarrigle

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

  • Hina Mittal

    ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

  • Bethany O'Hanlon-Clayton

    MECHANICAL ENGINEER

  • Matt Pereira

    PHD STUDENT

  • Juliette Pinson

    MSC STUDENT

  • Pat Price

    PROFESSOR

  • Davide Felice Redaelli

    R&D MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

  • Giuseppe Schettino

    PROFESSOR

  • William Shields

    LECTURER

  • Andy Tudor

    PATIENT REPRESENTATIVE

  • Dr. Tracy Underwood

    HEAD OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AT LEO CANCER CARE

  • Robbie Wilson

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Thank you to our collaborators