In Spring 2014, Diamond began hosting the first of its new monthly supplier exhibitions. Held in the Diamond House atrium, the events were created to encourage and nurture collaborations between staff and suppliers. On the first Monday of every month, eight suppliers take the floor to demonstrate the latest in technology and instrumentation, and discuss potential applications with Diamond staff.

Diamond’s programme of scientific and technical workshops and conferences has been crammed full this year. We have so far hosted 16 international conferences and workshops for over 836 delegates. Each year, the ever-increasing programme of events aims to deliver the latest developments in techniques and fields of science and technology relevant to our users, and expand awareness of our facility as we develop our next phase of beamlines. The four largest events for users for 2014 have been S4SAS III, SPEM, the summer school workshops, and the annual Synchrotron Radiation User Meeting. 

On the weekend of the 14th and 15th of June 2014, Diamond opened its doors to almost five hundred members of the public. Attending one of 16 sessions over the two days, they were treated to a variety of different activities.

The Diamond Student Summer Placement scheme allows undergraduate students studying for a degree in Science, Engineering, Computing or Mathematics to gain experience working within a scientific environment at Diamond. These 8-12 week paid placements provide students with an opportunity to work on a research or development project in biological science, scientific data analysis, or physical science, ranging from developing a Diamond data smartphone App, to studying the structural characterisation of epigenetic regulators.