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Diamond Light Source, the UK’s synchrotron light source and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) aim to bring the two organisations closer together to allow students to learn about each other’s science portfolio. This agreement will drive a closer collaboration through the formation of a Steering Committee that will help shape curriculum content to meet students’ needs.
Commenting on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Chief Scientist at NPL, DR JT Janssen;
Our goal is to combine our expertise and facilities to accomplish momentous scientific impact. We want to develop common specialised knowledge and increase the effective use of our facilities; as well as increasing cooperation and mutual support among our students and staff.
In addition to joint meetings, networking and training, the MoU will facilitate the identification of collaborative research and skills development opportunities of mutual or individual interest through a dedicated Steering Committee with representatives from both organisations.
Prof. Gianluigi Botton, Chief Executive Officer at Diamond Light Source adds;
This agreement is going to create great opportunities for new science and for both organisations’ scientists and students. A key objective is to facilitate collaboration around student engagement activities, including using our respective expertise to accomplish valuable scientific training for each other’s student cohorts
Diamond and NPL may identify specific subjects for joint postgraduate training and development, including:
Diamond Light Source is the United Kingdom’s national synchrotron facility. It is a private limited company funded as a joint venture by the United Kingdom Government through the Science & Technology Facilities Council as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in partnership with the Wellcome Trust.
NPL is the UK's National Metrology Institute, developing and maintaining the national primary measurement standards. It is a Public Corporation owned by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
NPL is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, providing the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life.
From new antibiotics to tackle resistance and more effective cancer treatments, to secure quantum communications and superfast 5G, technological advances must be built on a foundation of reliable measurement to succeed. Building on over a century’s worth of expertise, our science, engineering and technology provides this foundation. We save lives, protect the environment and enable citizens to feel safe and secure, as well as support international trade and commercial innovation. As a national laboratory, our advice is always impartial and independent, meaning consumers, investors, policymakers and entrepreneurs can always rely on the work we do.
Based in Teddington, south-west London, NPL employs over 600 scientists. NPL also has regional bases across the UK, including at the University of Surrey, the University of Strathclyde, the University of Cambridge and the University of Huddersfield's 3M Buckley Innovation Centre.
For more information visit: www.npl.co.uk
Diamond Light Source is the UK's national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.
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