Please select from the list below:

• A Beginners Guide for new users looking at Diamond Light Source as a potential aid to their scientific research
• Academic Users, essential information for experienced synchrotron users
• The Industrial Liaison Office for industrial users
• The Usernet for users already registered at Diamond Light Source. 

Call Information

The Call for Proposals for Allocation Period 8 is now open with a deadline for submission of 23:59 on 1st April 2010.

This call covers the following Access Modes:

• Direct Access
• New Applications for Programme Mode Access for MX beamlines
• New Applications for Programme Mode Access for non-MX beamlines

Note: Users who have an existing Programme Mode application will be contacted separately by the User Office shortly.

Proposals should be submitted via the new Online Proposal System. 

Please note that there are known problems with Internet Explorer version 6 and this should not be used.

Users applying for Rapid Access should refer to the Rapid Access pages.