LEAPS
League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources
How neutrons can contribute to the development of new biomaterials will be the focus of the upcoming MLZ conference "Neutrons for Biomaterials“. The event is meant to bring together materials experts from universities and industry with experts in neutron methods with the aim of showcasing how neutrons, and other scattering techniques, can contribute to the further advances in this […]
A special edition of the INFN Efficient Scientific Computing International School on "Architectures, tools and methodologies for developing efficient large scale scientific computing applications" (ESC@SESAME) will be held at the Sergio Fubini Guest House of the SESAME synchrotron-light facility in Allan (Jordan) from May 27 to June 2, 2023. This is the first ESC school to […]
Discussions during the conference will focus on the possibility of using open research data to solve social challenges, and what role research infrastructures can play in this process. The meeting will also include study visits to the research facilities MAX IV Laboratory and European Spallation Source (ESS). Event is part of a series of events […]
The European Green Deal is arguably the biggest ambition of the current European Commission and EU leaders agree on the need to accelerate Europe’s transition to a net-zero industry. While the EU agreed to invest part of its 1.8 trillion budget euros into accelerating the transition to a more sustainable economy, it needs to get […]
The high-level conference on Research Infrastructures is part of the programme of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second semester of 2023. It will bring together main European and international actors in the Research Infrastructures scenes, fostering contact, collaboration and creation of synergies between the actors and disciplines involved. […]
The discussions on this year's edition of the ESFRI Meetup will specifically focus on three key areas: Funding, Access, Industry and interaction with Technology Infrastructures (TIs). Each session will start with a panel discussion, followed by group discussions where participants will address relevant questions also identified in consultation with stakeholders. There will be a common […]
The 85th ESFRI Forum Meeting will take place on 28-29 September 2023, in Tenerife, Spain. The event is hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Meeting is private, participation is limited to ESFRI Delegates only.
The 6th LEAPS Plenary Meeting will be held at the SOLEIL Synchroton in France from 18 to 20 October 2023. Website and the program will be soon announced. Save the Date!
The European Parliament Meets LEAPS. LEAPS, an integral part of Europe’s R&I ecosystem supporting its ambitions of technological sovereignty and a green & digital transition Hosted by Lina Gálvez (ES) MEP and vice-chair of ITRE, Industry, Research and Energy Committee
The workshop aims exchange on the practices in assessing and improving the socio-economic impact of Accelerator-based Light Sources (for example, synchrotron facilities). The event creates a unique opportunity for Research Infrastructure (RI) impact practitioners/managers, academic scholars and policy advisors/makers to exchange on the challenges faced and lessons learned in assessing socio-economic impact of RIs. Organization […]
Light for Ukraine – synchrotron workshop at SOLARIS towards Nano and micro X-ray spectroscopy applications. Since February 2022, with the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the activity of the scientific society in Ukraine has been heavily impacted, limiting the realization of research projects on both national and international levels. The European and Intercontinental scientific community […]
Building on the momentum of strengthening and developing further the collaboration between facilities and user communities tackling battery research, WP9 in LEAPS-INNOV is organising an in-person meeting 29th -31st January 2024 in Barcelona (kindly hosted by ALBA) titled “Supercharging the clean energy transition: How can LEAPS facilities collaborate in battery research”. The meeting will convey thoughts and opinions […]