The largest-ever European edition of the International Beam Instrumentation Conference (IBIC 2025) was hosted at The University of Liverpool from the 7th - 10th September 2025. This 14th edition of the conference brought together more than 300 world-leading experts to discuss developments in and share knowledge on beam instrumentation.
Over the week, delegates took part in keynote and invited talks, contributed presentations, an industry exhibition and poster sessions. With more than 200 scientific posters on display during the conference, LIV.INNO colleagues had the opportunity to showcase their work, providing opportunities for the discussion and dissemination of important work relating to the LIV.INNO projects.
Highlights included LIV.INNO student Alex Jury who was invited to give a talk about ‘Performance Analysis of the LHC BSRL and Possible Improvements’ and a special session chaired by LIV.INNO student Lauryn Eley which included a panel session discussing ‘Breaking boundaries: Innovation and Inclusion in Instrumentation Science’ with Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell as keynote speaker and panel member.
Naomi Smith, Centre Manager for LIV.INNO hosted a booth to promote LIV.INNO as part of the industry exhibition, alongside the EuPRAXIA project with which the CDT has organized a number of joint events.
The LIV.INNO booth enabled delegates to discuss the many ways they and their organisation could work with LIV.INNO in the future. This includes joint PhDs, hosting student placements and delivering training and seminars which are offered to all our students. The booth attracted lots of visitors, acting as a key location for networking and information sharing. Additionally, booth visitors had the opportunity to participate in a Liverpool-themed quiz with a unique Liverpool-themed goody bag on offer as the prize. Congratulations to Alexander Gottstein of the University of Bern, who won the prize!
Professor Carsten P. Welsch, Director of LIV.INNO and Chair of IBIC 2025, said: “Hosting IBIC 2025 in Liverpool allowed us to shine a spotlight on the latest beam instrumentation advances, and to strengthen the international collaborations that drive real progress in beam diagnostics, medical accelerators, and frontier physics. It was wonderful to have such engaged discussions with research leaders from around the world.”
More information can be found on the event website: http://www.ibic2025.org.