The UK International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) is providing funds to enable the development of Malaysian and and Indonesian use of ISIS, and to foster collaboration between ISIS and researchers from Malaysia and Indonesia. Between 2023-2027, this funding will support a limited number of Malaysian and Indonesian experiments at ISIS, research and training visits, and workshops to promote collaboration and partnerships with ISIS.
As part of this programme, Malaysian and Indonesian researchers can apply for beamtime at ISIS (through normal ISIS proposal calls). The ISPF award then enables up to two researchers to be funded to come to ISIS for experiments - this funding will cover flight costs, and food and accommodation whilst at ISIS. See below for further information on applying for beamtime at ISIS.
BRIN-ISIS International Neutron and Muon Workshop
A workshop on neutron and muon methods for materials studies will be held at BRIN, Indonesia, 4-6 November 2025. Malaysian and Indonesian researchers are welcome to attend. Please see the Workshop web page for more information.
Resources for Indonesian and Malaysian researchers
Webinar on ISIS proposal writing for Indonesian and Malaysian researchers
A webinar was held in March 2025 on how to write good proposals for beamtime at ISIS. Talks from the webinar can be found on the webinar page.
ISIS science highlights from Malaysian and Indonesian researchers
How do I apply to use the ISIS facility?
Researchers can apply to use ISIS instruments by submitting proposals to the facility and, if successful, facility time is normally scheduled within six months. You need to create an account in our systems in order to apply for proposals, book a visit to the facility, etc.
Researchers attend ISIS for their experiments and usually stay in on-site accommodation at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Experiments typically last between 1-6 days and are assigned an ISIS scientist who provides advice on sample preparation, the practicalities of running the experiment and data analysis. ISIS scientists can also offer support with proposals and advise on the best-suited instrument for a particular investigation.
Joint MOHE-ISIS call
The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) held a co-funding a call with ISIS which is supporting six experiments at the facility. This call has now closed. Previous details can be
found in the call documentation.
