News and Events

BrightnESS² activities during ECNS

Jul 17, 2019
International conferences.
Every four years, the community of European scientists, experts, and engineers gathers for a week of discussions on the latest trends in neutron research and technology. The forum that brings them together, the European Conference on Neutron Scattering, is held under the patronage of one of BrightnESS² partners – the European Neutron Scattering Association.
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Interactive ILO workshop in Budapest

Jun 30, 2019
ILO Network.
The ESS Network of Industrial Liaison Officers (ILOs) held a strategic workshop in Budapest between 24-25 June 2019. The event was a part of activities carried out within Work Package 4 of BrightnESS²: Innovation and Industry.
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The first neutron school focused on CANS facilities kicks-off

Jun 17, 2019
A unique three-day programme of lectures focusing on science and instrumentation for compact accelerator-driven neutron sources has kicked-off in Bilbao on Monday, 17 June. Until Wednesday, more than five dozens of students, scientific experts and lecturers will have the opportunity to interact and discuss neutron scattering techniques as a part of the first Bilbao Neutron School.
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LENS launches activities to strengthen European neutron science

Mar 28, 2019
LENS initiative.
Members of a strategic consortium of neutron research facilities in Europe, the League of advanced European Neutron Sources (LENS), officially launched activities to promote collaboration on neutron usage, technology development, innovation, data, education, and strategies. By aligning policies among its partners, LENS will advocate for the user community and strengthen European neutron science.
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The ILO Network at ESS gets involved in BrightnESS²

Mar 12, 2019
Industrial relations.
The ESS Network of Industrial Liaison Officers (ILOs) met on 5 March 2019 in Lund to get an update on ESS and discuss collaboration opportunities during operations.
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In-kind Field Coordinators prepare for the next three years

Mar 11, 2019
In-kind contributions.
The group of in-kind Field Coordinators from Partner Institutes collaborating with ESS held their first meeting under BrightnESS² on 21 February 2019. The aim of the workshop was to formally kick-off activities planned within the project.
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Promoting future scientific opportunities at ESS among the academic community in Singapore

Feb 26, 2019
International collaborations.
ESS Director for Science, Andreas Schreyer, travelled to Singapore to discuss future collaborations and to give a seminar to the academic community and students of one of the world’s largest materials engineering institutions – the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University. He also held meetings with representatives of the National Research Foundation under the Prime Minister’s Office Singapore, and the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source.
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BrightnESS² kicks-off to bring together a sustainable European neutron ecosystem

Feb 12, 2019
15 January 2019
Research organisations and facilities from 11 different countries have jointly set off on a three year journey to strengthen neutron scattering in Europe and create an ecosystem for sustainable science with ESS. They will work towards this goal under the banner of BrightnESS², a project funded by Horizon 2020.
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