ISIS Archived News

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News from 2022

2022 Call for ISIS Studentships now open
The annual call for 50%-funded studentships at ISIS is now open, closing 14 September 2022
A bright future for ISIS
Close to 6000 solar panels have been installed on ISIS buildings, generating over 2.4 million kWh of energy each year and cutting carbon emissions by over 550 tonnes.
A successful collaboration - Prof Maria Chiara Carrozza, President of the National Council of Research, Italy, visits ISIS
On 24 February ISIS welcomed President of the National Council of Research, Italy, as one of the facility's longest collaborations.
Behind the scenes: preparing for a user cycle
With the return to user operations imminent, we go behind the scenes at ISIS and discover some of what goes on to prepare for the run cycle.
Behind the scenes: preparing for beam returning to TS1
With the end of the long shutdown imminent, we go behind the scenes at ISIS and discover some of what goes on to prepare for beam returning to TS1 after 18 months.
BTM Willis Prize 2022 awarded to Dr Alexander O’Malley
Since the first award in 2001, the BTM Willis prize has recognised outstanding contributions by early-career scientists in the field of neutron scattering.
Congratulations to Robert McGreevy, awarded an MBE for services to science!
Professor Robert McGreevy has become a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours, for his outstanding service to science
End of Year Placement Interviews 21/22
As we welcome the next batch of placement students, we wanted to get in touch with the 2020/21 cohort and ask them to reflect on their time in ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
First Beam through the FETS RFQ
The Front End Test Stand (FETS) Project has successfully accelerated its first beam.
Handing over the deputy director baton – farewell Zoë, welcome Steve!
April 2022 marks the departure of an ISIS legend, deputy director and Head of ISIS Operations Zoe Bowden, and we welcome a new deputy director, Steve Wakefield!
Helping CERN create and handle anti-matter
ISIS staff, in collaboration with others from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), have built and tested an ion source that will allow more antimatter to be created.
IBEX-2: studying the particle accelerators of the future
The Intense Beams Experiment has been upgraded to enable the study of how particles behave inside the complex fields of a particle accelerator.
Impact Awards 2022 - the winners!
Announcing the 2022 ISIS Impact Award winners, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by our user community.
International Women's Day: the inspirational Jacqui Cole!
Prof Jacqui Cole is Head of Molecular Engineering at Cambridge, BASF / Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Data-driven Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials and a joint appointment at ISIS, but she is not the traditional academic!
ISIS 2022 Annual Review - out now!
The annual review of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for 2022 is now available
ISIS and Centres for Doctoral Training
EPSRC has launched a new call for Centres of Doctoral Training. ISIS welcomes the opportunity to contribute directly to the work of CDTs and to partner with CDT providers.
ISIS and ILL renew their commitment to joint research activities
On 27 July 2022, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formally extending their cooperative research activities for a further ten years.
ISIS and the China Spallation Neutron Source agree new partnership
ISIS and the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) have just signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration on aspects of accelerator-based neutron source science and technology.
ISIS engineers’ unique technical expertise is informing industrial ion source development
The ISIS Low Energy Beams Group have been collaborating with the company Kinectrics Ltd to help them develop a new commercial ion source.
ISIS Neutron Training Course registration now OPEN!
The course will be taking place at ISIS 28th February – 9th March 2023, with accommodation provided at the Cosener’s House in Abingdon.
ISIS Update webinar for the user community
ISIS held a short webinar on Wed 20th July to give updates to the user community - watch it here.
Jacqui Cole receives Clifford Paterson medal
After presenting her prize lecture at the Royal Society, Professor Jacqui Cole was officially awarded the Clifford Paterson Medal, for outstanding contributions in the field of engineering.
Long Shutdown Updates
Stay up to date with the latest updates from the engineering projects happening during the ISIS long shutdown.
Meet the Placement Students 2022/23
A talk with our new placement students on their time at ISIS so far...
Neutron relectometry online course materials now available
The reflectometry group at ISIS recently ran the first fully virtual reflectometry training course.
New TS1 target in place
The last piece of the target, reflector and moderator (TRaM) has been lifted into the remote handling cell as the TS1 project reaches its latest milestone.
Next steps for ISIS-II and the Endeavour Programme: Next Generation Capabilities for the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced a £481 million investment in major research and innovation infrastructure over the next three years.
Our response to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine 
As part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) we condemn in the strongest possible terms the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine.
PhD Studentships
Applications are now open for PhD positions co-funded by the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
Professor Michael Steiner
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Professor Michael Steiner, one of the giants of European neutron scattering.
Reducing ISIS’ energy consumption by upgrading the synchrotron radio frequency systems
During the long shutdown, the ISIS synchrotron RF section have replaced all six of the fundamental RF systems that drive the synchrotron acceleration.
Refurbishing the RIKEN-RAL beamlines
A large project has been underway as part of the ISIS long shutdown to improve the efficiency and reliability of the RIKEN-RAL muon beamlines.
ReMade@ARI – A European hub to develop materials for the circular economy
To meet the challenge of designing new materials for a circular economy, ISIS is one of more than 50 analytical research infrastructures in the European ARIE network whose potential will be harnessed through a new project, ReMade@ARI.
Renewed Memorandum of Understanding between ISIS and the European Spallation Source (ESS)
The agreement covers the development and exploitation of pulsed spallation neutron sources and related infrastructure
SANS User Meeting 2023
We would like to invite you to attend our first SANS User Meeting, to be held on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st of January 2023 at The Cosener’s House, Abingdon, UK.
Strengthening relationships with Portugal
On 4 March, a delegation of representatives from ISIS visited Portugal, to explore opportunities for future collaborations.
Student travel grant supports novel automotive steel study
Supported by an ISIS travel grant, PhD student Anastasia Vrettou has been able to do neutron diffraction studies of advanced steel components for automotive applications.
Student Travel Support
ISIS is offering support for UK students visiting other facilities during the ISIS long shutdown
Triple celebrations for ChipIr collaborators
Research on ChipIr has contributed to an award-winning paper, PhD thesis and undergraduate research project.
UK Neutron & Muon Science and User Meeting (NMSUM) 2022
The UK Neutron & Muon Science and User Meeting took place at Warwick University from 25-27 April 2022.

News from 2021

World-leading decarbonising technology for Net Zero transport
A new company is being formed to deliver a pioneering, world-leading decarbonising technology to sectors such as aviation and shipping, using ISIS’ world-leading expertise in ammonia-cracking and catalysis.
£1.5 million investment to develop plans for ISIS-II, the next generation UK neutron and muon facility
ISIS is set to benefit from £1.5 million funding to enable the next generation of neutron and muon science, laying the groundwork for future development of the facility.
2021 Call for ISIS Studentships now open
The annual call for 50%-funded studentships at ISIS is now open, closing 22 September 2021
5 more years of collaboration with Sweden!
Earlier this month ISIS Director Robert McGreevy signed an agreement extending our partnership with Sweden for another 5 years, making it our longest international partnership.
A new Italian agreement!
ISIS have signed a new agreement with Italy, a partnership dating back to 1984.
A Practical Guide to the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Our latest publication is a detailed guide to how the ISIS neutron and muon source operates.
Accelerating towards the end of the ISIS long shutdown
7 December saw the first beam accelerated through the new linac tank 4
BTM Willis Prize 2020 - Dr Emily Draper
The 2020 Prize has been awarded to Dr Draper, University of Glasgow, for her outstanding contributions in the field of self-assembled systems, developing a number of methods including neutron scattering to prepare and characterise supramolecular materials
BTM Willis prize winner 2021 announced
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2021 BTM Willis prize is Dr Joe Paddison
Call for proposals for Faraday Institution / ISIS Neutron & Muon Source studentship
Proposals for a joint ISIS / Faraday institution studentship are now sought for a 2022 start
Covid-19 and ISIS Operations
Update on ISIS running: cycle and shutdown date changes.
Dr Alexander O’Malley wins 2021 Sir John Meurig Thomas Catalysis Medal
The UK Catalysis Hub have named ISIS user Dr Alexander O’Malley from the University of Bath as winner of the Sir John Meurig Thomas Catalysis Medal
End of Year Placement Interviews 2020/21
As we welcome the next batch of placement students, we wanted to get in touch with the 2020/21 cohort and ask them to reflect on their time in ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
Engineering design of a prototype permanent magnet for Ion Beam Analysis
Scientists Olli Tarvainen and Ben Shepherd have collaborated to design a prototype of a permanent magnet for Ion Beam Analysis.
First neutrons for ISIS’ second desktop neutron source
This week saw first neutrons from the second of the new desktop fusion devices installed at ISIS
Incident in the R55 Deuteration Laboratory
There has been a fire in the Deuteration Laboratory. No-one was injured and the fire was confined to the lab but the whole of the annex is affected at present with both water damage and loss of power.
ISIS 2021 Annual Review out now
The annual review of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for 2021 is now available
ISIS delivers industry-focussed neutron training to Johnson Matthey staff
On 13 and 21 July 2020, ISIS ran an online ISIS training event for scientific staff from Johnson Matthey to learn about neutron techniques and their applications.
ISIS hosts successful student meeting
Last week saw over 60 PhD students come to RAL for the annual ISIS student meeting.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards 2021 - deadline approaching!
Announcing our fourth ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by our user community.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards Winners 2021
Announcing the winners of the 2021 ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by the user community.
ISIS staff join ventilator development project
Software engineers from ISIS are part of an STFC-led team that has been awarded funding to develop a robust, low-cost ventilator to help patients in low and middle-income countries.
ISIS Student wins STFC Science Communication competition
Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC hosted its own “FameRAL” challenge for the 2020/21 cohort of industrial placement students. The students had three minutes to explain a scientific topic related to their placement.
LENS Machine Learning School 2021
In the week commencing 15 February 2021, over 80 participants attended a machine learning school for beginners and intermediates, aimed at neutron and muon facilities staff.
Meet the Sandwich Students 2021
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source would like to welcome our new cohort of Sandwich Students for 2021.The sandwich student scheme offers students the opportunity to spend a year away from their degrees and gain valuable work experience.
New Director announced
Professor Roger Eccleston has been appointed as the new Director of STFC’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
Reusing a finite resource: helium recovery at ISIS neutron and muon source
The helium recovery facility at ISIS has enabled the recycling of almost 90% of this precious gas
Student Travel Support
ISIS is offering support for UK students visiting other facilities during the ISIS long shutdown
Supporting the ESS laboratories through collaboration
The ISIS Support labs have an excellent reputation across the international neutron scattering community, so the European Spallation Source (ESS) were keen to learn from their experiences in supporting users with the best possible lab infrastructure.
The ISIS Cryogenics Team wins Institute of Physics award
The ISIS Cryogenics Team has earned the 2021 Technician Team Award for "providing exceptional ultra-low temperature and high magnetic field technical support, contributing to more than 500 neutron and muon scattering experiments annually."
The ISIS Endeavour Programme – User Meetings
Recordings are now available for our recent user community meetings, to learn more about the programme of large instrument upgrades and new instrument builds that we hope to carry out at ISIS over the next few years.
The ISIS Industrial Collaborative R&D programme goes from strength to strength!
The ISIS Industrial Collaborative R&D (ICRD) programme was established in 2011 as a more flexible access route for industry to perform measurements at ISIS than the existing, recognising the different needs of industrial research.
Top 10 most talked about articles of 2020
We take a look back at the diverse content that has increased engagement in scientific research across our facility.
UK Neutron & Muon Science and User Online Meeting and Student Meeting 2021
The UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting (NMSUM) will take place online on the morning of Friday 30 April.
Using light curtains to develop a new synchrotron search routine
A new interlocks system has been installed in the ISIS inner synchrotron that allows the crew to reduce the number of people needed for safety checks from four down to two.

News from 2020

2020 Call for ISIS Studentships now open
The annual call for 50%-funded studentships at ISIS is now open, closing 16 September 2020
A summer in the lab, from home
Despite COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, ISIS still took on summer placement students in 2020. This included Ellie Dempsey, who spent 12 weeks working in the Materials Characterisation Laboratory.
Celebrating 30 years of RIKEN-RAL
The RIKEN-RAL Muon Facility is celebrating 30 years since the first agreement was signed with RIKEN to construct and operate the facility.
Change to ISIS Neutron & Muon Source run cycles and proposal rounds
The planned ISIS long shutdown has been delayed by 4 months, so there is additional running at the end of 2020. There will be a small additional proposal round for ISIS experiments with deadline of 15 April 2020.
Congratulations to our friends and colleagues recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours!
Prof Jayne Lawrence receives an MBE for services to pharmaceutical research, Prof Andrew Harrison receives an OBE for services to Science during the Covid-19 response, and Prof Richard Catlow is awarded a Knighthood for Leadership in Science and Research.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source
ISIS is regularly considering the implications of the coronavirus outbreak on its operations, particularly with regard to the health and safety of facility staff and users, reflecting current UK government and UKRI advice and guidance. Latest here.
ESS deuterated compound comes to ISIS
Researchers investigating a surfactant on Inter at ISIS used a deuterated compound from the new Deuteration and Macromolecular Crystallisation facility, a support laboratory for the European Spallation Source.
First experiments at the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source for Lazio’s Materials Characterisation Hub
ISIS@MACH (Materials Characterisation Hub), created by the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’ Centro Fermi and the Lazio Region of Italy is a new Research Infrastructure operating as a hub of ISIS, including access to neutron and muon instruments
From instrument support to supporting front line workers
The ISIS Operations Instrument Support team have been producing visors for local NHS services, pharmacies and care workers.
From placement to publication: all before leaving school
During a two-week placement at ISIS, Europa school student Emilie Revill-Hivet made and characterised a compound: lithium methanesulfonate, leading to the publication of an article in Royal Society Open Science.
In Memoriam: Jack Carpenter, 'father' of spallation neutron sources, has passed away
Jack Carpenter, an American engineer who pioneered the use of particle accelerators for scientific research using neutrons, passed away on 10 March 2020.
ISIS / ILL Webinar: Chemistry and Catalysis Science
The UK Neutron & Muon User Meeting (NMSUM) has been postponed to April 2021. However, we are planning a series of online discussions on science using neutrons and muons with members of the community presenting their work.
ISIS 5K Lockdown Challenge raises £830 for local charity!
ISIS staff and their families recently took part in a virtual 5K challenge to raise funds for SOFEA, a charity based in Didcot who are supplying free food packages to the vulnerable and low income families across Oxfordshire.
ISIS Annual Review 2019 Out Now
The annual review of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for 2019 is now available.
ISIS Annual Review 2020 out now
The latest annual review of the facility is now available online.
ISIS Molecular Spectroscopy Science Meeting 2020
The ISIS Molecular Spectroscopy Group will hold its next science meeting on 28th and 29th October 2020. The virtual event will be held online via zoom.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards 2020
Announcing the winners of the 2020 ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by the user community.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards 2020 - Deadline extended
Announcing the third ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by our user community.
ISIS technicians support rapid ventilator production
Forty STFC technicians are forming part of a national collaboration that’s producing ventilators for the NHS; developing and delivering the training needed for over 300 others to carry out the necessary testing and calibration.
ISIS User Stephen Blundell receives prestigious award for muon science
The Yamazaki Prize is awarded once every three years by the International Society for Muon Spectroscopy, recognising a scientist for their outstanding work in muon spectroscopy with a long-term impact on its scientific and/or technical applications.
ISIS users recognised by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Regular ISIS users have received awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences through their work.
Mantid - we need your views
We are reviewing our Mantid software in May, and we need your input!
New Year Honour for Dr Andrew Taylor
Congratulations to Dr Andrew Taylor on being honoured in the New Year Honours List 2020!
Nominations open for the 2020 BTM Willis Prize
The IOP Neutron Scattering Group and the Faraday Division of the Royal Society of Chemists awards an annual prize for outstanding neutron scattering science in honour of the founding chairman of the Neutron Scattering Group, Professor BTM Willis.
Online Meeting on Functional Materials Science - 9 June 2020
The UK Neutron & Muon User Meeting (NMSUM) has been postponed to April 2021. However, we are planning a series of online discussions on science using neutrons and muons with members of the community presenting their work.
Online Science Meeting on Soft Matter and Bioscience at ISIS and the ILL - 20 July 2020
The UK Neutron & Muon User Meeting (NMSUM) has been postponed to April 2021. However, we are planning a series of online discussions on science using neutrons and muons with members of the community presenting their work.
Peter Day Obituary
We are sad to learn of the death of Peter Day, a stalwart of the UK neutron community.
Record-breaking accelerator performance in our first cycle since Covid!
The facility has successfully completing the first user cycle since lockdown in March, with all instruments taking part in the science programme and an outstanding performance from the accelerator!
Retiring NINA after almost 50 years
The project to replace the NINA choke, a key component of the ISIS accelerator, has reached completion, with two successful user cycles completed by the replacement choke system.
STFC wins Apprentice Employer Award
STFC's Apprentice scheme and Dame Julia Higgins have been recognised in the 2020 Institute of Physics Awards
Top 10 most talked about articles of 2019
Discover our most-discussed articles of 2019, by Altmetric score.
TS1 project flask design and manufacture continues
The Target Station 1 project at ISIS has managed to progress, despite lockdown restrictions.

News from 2019

2019 Call for ISIS Studentships now open
The annual call for 50%-funded studentships at ISIS is now open, closing 25 September 2019
BTM Willis Prize 2018 - Dr Roger Johnson
Dr Johnson has made fundamental discoveries in the area of magnetically-induced multiferroics – crystalline solids with simultaneous magnetic order and ferroelectricity in which the electric polarization can be switched by changes in the magnetic order.
BTM Willis Prize 2019 - Dr Lucy Clark
The BTM Willis Prize 2019 has been awarded to Dr Lucy Clark from the University of Liverpool for her outstanding contributions to materials discovery.
Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded to Li-ion battery researchers
The 2019 Nobel prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in developing lithium-ion batteries.
Congratulations to ISIS user Stephen Hayden on being awarded the IoP’s prestigious Nevill Mott Medal and Prize!
Professor Stephen Hayden from the University of Bristol was awarded the prize for “pioneering studies of spin and charge excitations in cuprate superconductors and other strongly correlated electron systems.”
Don Paul - a life in muons and neutrons
ISIS were sad to learn of the passing of Don Paul, a brilliant scientist who was closely involved with the facility throughout his illustrious career.
ECNS Conference – Student Highlights
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source supported PhD students from across the UK to present at the European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS) in St Petersburg in June/July 2019.
European Research Council Public Engagement with Research Award
Any ISIS users who are funded by ERC and are active in engaging the public with their research are encouraged to apply for the ERC's Public Engagement with Research Award.
High-pressure neutron diffraction: current and future prospects
On the 13 & 14th of May a meeting organised by ISIS, STFC brought together UK, European and US researchers with a joint interest in performing neutron scattering experiments at extreme pressure and temperature conditions.
ISIS Annual Review 2018
The annual review of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for 2018 is now available.
ISIS celebrates 10,000th Experimental Risk Assessment
Ten years after its development, the Experimental Risk Assessment (ERA) process at ISIS has reached the milestone of giving out the 10,000th ERA.
ISIS hosts International Advanced School in Muon Spectroscopy
From 15-22 August, ISIS hosted the International Advanced School in Muon Spectroscopy.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards 2019
Announcing the second ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by the user community.
ISIS Sandwich Students 2018-19
Last year, we sat down with some of the Sandwich Students based at ISIS in the early days of their Placement year. As their year draws to an end, we meet with some of the students we originally interviewed 12 months ago to share some of their highlights
ISIS scientists to contribute to new £55million energy storage research
4 September 2019 - Scientists and engineers from STFC are to contribute to new £55million research projects aimed at facilitating improvements in cheaper, safer and more efficient batteries for applications including electric cars.
ISIS@MACH: A new partnership between ISIS and the Lazio region of Italy
A new Research Infrastructure, ISIS@MACH, (Lazio Region, Italy), a partnership with ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source (Oxfordshire-United Kingdom)
LabVIEW User Group Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
The quarterly meetings have been bringing users from across STFC, industry and academia together to discuss a range of LabVIEW related topics since 2009.
Larmor TU-Delft, NWO project celebration
Wednesday 29 August saw a celebration event to mark the collaboration between ISIS and the Technical University of Delft, funded by STFC and a grant from the Netherlands science funding agency the NWO.
Meet the Scientists! #BiologyWithNeutrons
To celebrate Biomedical Science Day 2019, meet the scientists behind bioscience research at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
New Year Honour for Dr Andrew Taylor
Congratulations to Dr Andrew Taylor on being honoured in the New Year Honours List 2020!
SINO UK Workshop on Science and Cultural Heritage
The SINO-UK workshop brought together British and Chinese researchers focussing on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research using cutting edge technologies for the protection, restoration, preservation of Cultural Heritage artefacts.
The top 10-most talked about articles of 2018
Discover the wealth of research completed at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source with our top 10 most-discussed articles of 2018, ranging from antibiotics research, to utilising machine learning for chemistry.
They’ve made 500 compounds, and plan to make 500 more…
This week, the ISIS deuteration facility celebrated the measurement on WISH of a sample made using the 500th compound synthesised in the lab.
TS1 Project milestone reached
The Target Station 1 project at ISIS is celebrating a big milestone as the first target assembly using a new design is completed.
Turning up the heat on Polaris
A new induction furnace is being developed on Polaris as the result of a collaboration between Aarhus University, ISIS Crystallography Group, the ESS and Chalmers University of Technology.
UK Neutron & Muon Science and User Meeting 2019
The UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting (NMSUM) took place at Warwick University from 29 April - 1 May 2019.
UK Neutron and Muon Science & User Meeting: Dates for 2020!
The dates for the next UK Neutron and Muon Science & User Meeting will be 8-10 June 2020.
Working with Indonesia for a climate-friendly future
Indri Adilina is an Indonesian researcher funded by the UK Government's Newton Fund to study converting biomass waste into fuel.
Zoom welcomes first users
Saturday 2 March saw the first users on the Zoom beamline.

News from 2018

2018 Neutron Scattering Group meeting
On the 9th February 2018, the Institute of Physics (IOP) Neutron Scattering Group gathered for a special meeting at the prestigious IOP headquarters in London.
Artificial intelligence takes on chemistry
There’s a new tool in the lab that’s drastically changing the face of chemical research – artificial intelligence.
BASF & Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellowship in Data Driven Molecular Engineering of Functional Material
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Jacqui Cole, who has a joint appointment with Cambridge University and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, a 5-year Fellowship under their Research Chair and Senior Research Fellowship scheme.
Call open for the 2018 STFC Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement
The call for the 2018 STFC Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement is now open for applications until 16.00 on Thurs 22 Feb 2018.
Celebrating 30 years of collaboration with Sweden
On 5th September 2018 ISIS Neutron and Muon Source welcomed a group of dignitaries from Sweden's Council for Research Infrastructures
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Changes have been made to the ISIS and CLF online systems to ensure we comply with data protection laws.
How CLF and ISIS research is helping bring food from the field to the table
Today is World Food Day, a global action day celebrated every year on the 16th October. On this day, the world comes together to declare its commitment to end world hunger and to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all.
Innovation in materials characterisation UK Japan studies on energy related materials using large scale facilities
EPSRC, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and STFC’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source have co-organised a symposium on the study of energy-related materials using large facilities such as ISIS and the Diamond Light Source.
International review sings praises of ISIS muon facility
An international review of the muon instruments at ISIS says the facility - comprised of 7 muon experimental areas - is the "most powerful pulsed muon source in the world."
IoP Network Event
The Future and Next Generation Capabilities of Accelerator-driven Neutron and Muon Sources
ISIS celebrates 10 years of TS2
On the 3rd August 2018, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source celebrates a very special occasion – exactly ten years since the first neutrons were detected in the INTER beamline.
ISIS Facility Development Studentships - 2018 call now open
The annual call for 50%-funded studentships at ISIS is now open, closing 1st of October 2018.
ISIS mourns the death of Dr Uschi Steigenberger OBE, former Director and friend
We are sad to announce the death of Dr Uschi Steigenberger OBE, inspirational scientist and former Director of ISIS
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Impact Awards 2018
Announcing the Inaugural ISIS Impact Awards for facility users, celebrating the socio-economic impact generated by the user community.
ISIS Sandwich Students 2017/18 – 12 months on
As the 2017/18 Sandwich Student Placement year draws to an end, we sit down with some of the students we originally interviewed last August to see what skills they have gained from the past year and to share some of their highlights.
Making MAPS on a grander scale
December 2017 saw the completion of the MAPS instrument modernisation programme, resulting in an increase in flux that reduces the time needed for certain experiments from a week down to a single day.
Meet the 2018/2019 ISIS Sandwich Students
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source would like to welcome our sandwich student intake of 2018. The scheme offers students the opportunity to spend a year away from their university degrees to gain experience in a working environment.
News for users: April 2018 Round
News, events, instrument updates and information applying for beamtime for users who wish to submit a proposal in the next round.
Proceedings from ICANS 2017 now available!
The proceedings from the 22nd meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources (ICANS XXII) are now available online.
Tales of the unexpected - making driverless cars safer from space invaders!
Driverless cars have long been a science fiction fantasy, but technologies like adaptive cruise control, lane keeping and self-parking systems are bringing truly autonomous vehicles closer to our roads. But are they safe?
The day that royalty arrived at ISIS Neutron & Muon Source
On Tuesday 26th September 2017, a team from the Wallace Collection in London and Canterbury Cathedral used the INES instrument at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source to investigate six medieval helmets.
The top 10 most talked about articles of 2017
From Viking swords to novel materials we look at the top 10 most-discussed journal articles of 2017 based on research from ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting (NMSUM) 2018
The UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting will take place at Warwick University from 25-27 April 2018.
Visit celebrates Indian interaction with ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
On Saturday 21 April ISIS Neutron and Muon Source were honoured to host a visit from Prof Sharma, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

News from 2017

Antibiotics and the Ticking Clock
In recognition of World Antibiotics Awareness Week (13th-19th November 2017), we describe the magnitude of the global antimicrobial resistance threat and the cutting-edge science taking place at ISIS to combat it.
Calls open for the STFC Public Engagement Spark Awards 2017 and Nucleus Awards
The awards scheme aims to support high quality programmes of public engagement that inspire and involve audiences with stories of STFC science and technology.
Faraday Institution Headquarters to be located on the Harwell Research and Innovation Campus
A major new initiative for energy storage research, the Faraday Institution (FI), has been announced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
First call for proposals to access ISIS neutrons and muons for Indian research
ISIS neutron and muon source announces the inaugural call for proposals for Indian researchers to access the portfolio of instruments.
Instrument Scientist and ISIS users present at prestigious AAAS conference
Friday 17th February saw ChipIR instrument scientist Chris Frost take to the stage in Boston to present at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Irradiated solid methane: friend or foe?
The spontaneous self-accelerated recombination of radiation defects frozen into solid methane, which can threaten the integrity of neutron methane moderators, might help to protect Earth from rogue comets.
ISIS Annual Review 2017 - out now
The annual review of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for 2017 is now available.
ISIS Disordered Materials User Group Meeting and EPSR Workshop 2017
We cordially invite you to attend the 2017 ISIS Disordered Materials User Group meeting that will be held at the Cosener’s House in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th February 2017.
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source user Tommy Nylander awarded the Norblad-Ekstrand medal
Professor Tommy Nylander, from the Division of Physical Chemistry at Lund University is the 2017 recipient of the Norblad-Ekstrand medal, presented by the Swedish Chemical Society.
Meet the 2017/2018 ISIS Sandwich Students
This summer, twelve new students will be starting their industrial placement at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. We sit down with several of the latest recruits to discuss their roles within the organisation their aspirations for the year ahead.
News for users: April 2017 round
News, events, instrument updates and information applying for beamtime for users who wish to submit a proposal in the next round.
News for users: October 2017 round
News, events, instrument updates and information applying for beamtime for users who wish to submit a proposal in the next round.
Prestigious neutron prize awarded to Dr Andrew Seel
The award was given for his contributions to neutron scattering and studies of metal-amine solutions.
Sustainable solar cells for future power generation
The first joint proposal for beamtime on ISIS and Diamond on high resolution structural studies of Cu2ZnSnS4 brings sustainable solar electricity a step closer.
UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting 2017
The UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting will take place at Warwick University (Scarman House and The Slate) from 27-29 June 2017.
Uschi Steigenberger receives OBE
Uschi Steigenberger, who had a long and distinguished career at ISIS, has been honoured with an OBE for Services to Science.
Users of ISIS Neutron and Muon Source honoured by The Royal Society
Two users of ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Professor Matthew Rosseinsky and Professor Peter Bruce, have been awarded medals from The Royal Society for their outstanding contributions to science.