Welcome to LEAPS
LEAPS – the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources – is a strategic consortium initiated by the Directors of the Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser user facilities in Europe. Its primary goal is to actively and constructively ensure and promote the quality and impact of fundamental, applied and industrial research carried out at each facility to the greater benefit of European science and society.
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LEAPS Plenary Meeting 2024
Registration for the 2024 LEAPS Plenary Meeting is open! We are looking forward to welcoming you at the 7th LEAPS Plenary Meeting held from October 23 to 25, 2024 at HFML-FELIX in the Netherlands. The LEAPS Plenary Meeting annually convenes the LEAPS community to discuss strategic topics relevant to the Consortium and its scientific communities,…
LEAPS at the EU Parliament – A game-changing event
LEAPS showcases the power and impact of Europe’s synchrotrons and free electron lasers on Europe’s technological innovation and sovereignty. Strasbourg, November 21, 2023 – LEAPS has been a guest at the European Parliament, under the auspices of MEP Lina Gálvez, who is also Vice-Chair of ITRE, Industry, Research and Energy Committee. The event is part…
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Jakub Szlachetko elected LEAPS Vice Chair
The LEAPS General Assembly, in its meeting at SOLEIL on October 20, 2023, elected Jakub Szlachetko, Director of the SOLARIS National Synchroton Radiation Centre, Poland, as the new LEAPS Vice Chair starting from January 1st 2024. Jakub Szlachetko is Professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and the director of the SOLARIS National Synchroton Radiation…