Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org UK Research and Innovation Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:13:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-ukri-site-icon-32x32.png Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org 32 32 The UK facility powering a global neutrino experiment  https://www.ukri.org/blog/the-uk-facility-powering-a-global-neutrino-experiment/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:13:13 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=182046 Engineer working on the DUNE project. Soldering the delicate wire is a precision job, done by hand.  If you were to ask anyone on the streets of Daresbury village where the DUNE factory was, you’d be met with puzzled looks.

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]]> Suspense builds at LIGO https://www.ukri.org/blog/suspense-builds-at-ligo/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:00:18 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=129168 The STFC Technology Department recently visited the LIGO Hanford Observatory as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver world-leading expertise.

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]]> Cutting-edge irradiation facility unveiled https://www.ukri.org/blog/cutting-edge-irradiation-facility-unveiled/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:30:21 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=127136 A new X-ray irradiation facility has been created that can assess the damage caused by ionising radiation in detector systems.

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]]> Daresbury Laboratory celebrates crab cavity achievement https://www.ukri.org/blog/daresbury-laboratory-celebrates-crab-cavity-achievement/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:51:39 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=126004 Two men stood in front of large steel piece of lab equipmentSTFC Daresbury Laboratory and the Cockcroft Institute are celebrating a key milestone: delivering the first cryomodule to CERN as part of the HL-LHC upgrade.

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]]> Facility puts pressure on for cavity testing! https://www.ukri.org/blog/facility-puts-pressure-on-for-cavity-testing/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:04:38 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=124241 Members of the Daresbury Laboratory cavity test team standing in the test bunker facility.High pressure rinse facility at STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory is ensuring that cavities destined for international accelerator projects are under the right pressure.

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]]> Award-winning apprenticeship opportunities go live https://www.ukri.org/blog/award-winning-apprenticeship-opportunities-go-live/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:02:41 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=102126 Apprentice wearing a grey t-shirt displaying a motherboard and recent technological engineering completed.STFC will offer over 60 apprenticeships across their sites. The earn to learn scheme provides opportunities for individuals to start or advance their career.

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