Cockcroft Institute.

The Cockcroft Institute is an international centre for Accelerator Science and Technology (AST) in the UK. It was proposed in September 2003 and officially opened in September 2006. It is a joint venture of Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester, the University of Strathclyde, the Science and Technology Facilities Council, and (formerly) the Northwest Regional Development Agency. The institute is located in a purpose-built building on the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus, and in centres in each of the participating universities.