The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science is a centre of excellence in the UK for advanced and novel accelerator technology, providing expertise, research, development and training in accelerator techniques, and promoting advanced accelerator applications in science and society.
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  • The EMMA particle accelerator. Photo: STFC10th Jan 12 - EMMA promises better cancer therapy
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  • The JAI-Orsay-FACET group (left to right): N.Delerue, R Bartolini, A. Reichold, C. Perry and G. Doucas30th Sep 11 - Measuring in the femtosecond range…
    The JAI at FACET
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  • Signing ceremony, 12 September 201122nd Sep 11 - "Together we are stronger"
    As a result of the official visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron to Moscow on September 11-12, 2011, an MOU has been signed on Monday September 12 between JAI and the Nuclear Cluster of the Skolkovo Fund for Developing and Commercialising New Technologies.
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  • Appeal 2011, Denys Wilkinson Building2nd Jul 11 - Particle Accelerators
    Shedding Light on the Dark Universe
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  • BNL aerial view29th Jun 11 - BNL - JAI collaboration agreement
    Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI) signed a collaboration agreement on 17 May 2011.
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  • SuperB project aerial view18th May 11 - SuperB mini-workshop at Oxford
    The John Adams Institute and the Physics Department of QMUL hosted the SuperB miniworkshop.
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  • JINR delegation visiting ISIS7th May 11 - JINR delegation visit to JAI
    The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science has recently hosted the visit of a delegation from the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR, Russia) to UK on 26-28 April 2011.
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  • JAI Advisory Board Panel, 201126th Apr 11 - JAI Advisory Board
    The annual meeting of the JAI Advisory Board took place in Oxford on April 18-19 of 2011. The board, chaired by Dr. Ewart Blackmore (TRIUMF, Canada), has reviewed the JAI scientific and training programme and the plans for further developments of the Institute.
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  • JAI-JINR agreement24th Feb 11 - JAI-JINR agreement
    The Collaboration Agreement between the JAI and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), was signed in Dubna on 21 February, 2011. Following the signing ceremony, JAI and JINR participated in the UK-Russia Joint Committee on Science and Technology Co-operation organised within the framework of the visit of David Willetts, UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, to Russia.
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  • In the Diamond Control Room, left to right: Riccardo Bartolini, Andrei Seryi, Pantaleo Raimondi and Simone Liuzzo23rd Feb 11 - SuperB scientists test new ideas at Diamond
    Accelerator physicists working on the recently funded SuperB accelerator in Italy have been collaborating with Diamond’s and JAI's accelerator physicists to test new techniques for low emittance tuning, which can potentially benefit both Diamond and the SuperB.
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  • A collage of the Science Festival in Moscow20th Oct 10 - John Adams Institute team at the 5th Science Festival in Moscow
    The centuries-long tradition of British science festivals has come to Russia. The First Russian Science Festival was held in 2006 and the festivals are now becoming international. This October the John Adams Institute presented, jointly with CERN, its activities at the 5th Science Festival in Moscow (link: http://www.festivalnauki.ru/ ).
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  • An image of the conference6th Oct 10 - "Opportunities from Accelerator Technology" workshop at JAI
    On October 6, 2010, a workshop titled "(Opportunities from Accelerator Technology )" was held in JAI.
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  • Suzie Sheehy with an exploding hydrogen balloon, livening up a discussion on how to get protons to use in an accelerator.20th Sep 10 - JAI makes a "Big Bang" at the British Science Festival
    From September 14-17th, a team of Oxford Physics students (led by JAI final year DPhil student Suzie Sheehy) visited the British Science Festival to perform 16 shows about particle accelerators to 11-14 year old students.
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  • Ken Peach (right) hands over the key to the John Adams Institute to Andrei Seryi, the new Director on Monday August 9th 201010th Aug 10 - New Director takes over the John Adams Institute
    Professor Andrei Seryi took over the Directorship of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI) on August 9th 2010, succeeding Professor Ken Peach, who was Director from May 2005.
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  • Suzanne Sheehy17th May 10 - Suzanne Sheehy Royal Commission Fellowship

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  • Professor Andrei Seryi2nd Oct 09 - New director for John Adams Institute
    It has been announced today that Professor Andrei Seryi will be the next Director of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI).
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  • CERN's director-general, Rolf Heuer, and the director of the JAI, Ken Peach, signing the agreement14th Jul 09 - JAI-CERN agreement
    A Collaboration Agreement between CERN and the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI) was signed at CERN
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  • 13th Jul 09 - The JAI at the house of Commons
    Members of the institute were invited at the house of Commons for the opening of the exhibition "Engineering the Future"
  • The Accererators Everywhere! Exhibition4th Jul 09 - The JAI at the Royal Society
    The Institute, together with other UK accelerator groups has organised an exhibit called "Accelerators Everywhere: from the Big-Bang to Curing Cancer" at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
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