brexit forever! jh
Am 24. Juli 2026 14:11:42 MESZ schrieb Colin Levy <[email protected]>: >Dear CCP4 Community, >Many of you will be aware of recent announcements concerning funding pressures >affecting several UK national research facilities, including Diamond Light >Source, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the Central Laser Facility. >As a member of the Diamond User Committee (DUC), I wanted to draw attention to >an open letter that has been prepared on behalf of the user community in >response to these developments. A link to the letter is available at the >bottom of this message. >Diamond is a critical component of the UK structural biology ecosystem. Every >year, thousands of researchers rely on access to its beamlines for >macromolecular crystallography, cryo-EM, spectroscopy, imaging, and a wide >range of multidisciplinary research programmes. The facility underpins not >only fundamental discovery science but also translational research, industrial >collaboration and biotechnology. >The proposed budget reductions raise concerns about the long-term impact on >user access and facility capability. While the precise implications will >depend on how the reductions are implemented, potential consequences may >include: > > * Reduced beamtime availability and increased competition for access. > * Delays in facility upgrades and future capability development. > * Reduced technical and scientific support available to users. > * Constraints on staffing, training, and expertise retention. > * Reduced flexibility to respond to emerging scientific opportunities. > * Potential impacts on the UK's international competitiveness in science > and innovation. > >It is important to emphasise that this is not simply an issue for frequent >Diamond users. National facilities such as Diamond form part of the research >infrastructure that supports a significant proportion of UK bioscience, >physical sciences, engineering, environmental science, and industrial >research. Their strength depends upon sustained engagement and support from >the communities they serve. >The Diamond User Committee is encouraging researchers, facility users, >students, principal investigators, and research leaders to support the open >letter and consider how best to make their views known through appropriate >channels. Clear evidence of the scientific, economic, and societal value >delivered by Diamond and other national facilities will be essential in >informing future discussions. >For many of us, Diamond has been central to scientific advances, student >training, collaborative research, and grant success. If these facilities have >played an important role in your work, now is an important time to ensure that >the value of that contribution is visible. >Open Letter in Response to Funding Pressures Affecting Diamond Light >Source<https://openletter.earth/open-letter-in-response-to-funding-pressures-affecting-diamond-light-source-ee231c6e> >With best wishes, >Colin > >Dr. Colin W. Levy >[email protected] >Expert Technical Specialist (XRD) >Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science & Engineering >Tel: +44 (0) 161 529 4380 >The University of Manchester > >[cid:2e02cb8b-dbf8-4123-a3e1-c35f7c51d3ec] > > >######################################################################## > >To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > >This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing >list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at >https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ -- Prof. Dr. Jon Hughes Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, JLU Giessen & Department of Physics, FU Berlin ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
