Central Laser Facility

The Central Laser Facility provides access to large scale laser systems for researchers from the United Kingdom and other EU countries. The Facility operates high power glass and Ti:Sapphire laser installations and a number of smaller scale, tuneable lasers.

Diamond

Diamond Light Source is the UK national synchrotron facility. It generates brilliant beams of light, from infra-red to X-rays, which are used in a wide range of applications, from structural biology through fundamental physics and chemistry to cultural heritage.

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Health Protection Agency Harwell

The HPA Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards comprises the Radiation Protection Division (formerly the National Radiological Protection Board) and the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. The Radiation Protection Division carries out the Health Protection Agency's work on ionising and non-ionising radiations. It undertakes research to advance knowledge about protection from the risks of these radiations; provides laboratory and technical services; runs training courses; provides expert information and has a significant advisory role in the UK. The Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division provides advice to UK Government Departments and Agencies on human health effects from chemicals in water, soil and waste as well as information and support to the NHS and health professionals on toxicology.

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ISIS

ISIS is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Its suite of neutron and muon instruments allow the properties of materials to be understood at the scale of atoms.

It supports a national and international community of more than 2,000 scientists for research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals and health care, through to nanotechnology, materials engineering and IT.

JANET

JANET is the network dedicated to the needs of education and research in the UK. It connects the UK's education and research organisations to each other, as well as to the rest of the world through links to the internet. In addition, JANET includes a separate network that is available to the community for experimental activities in network development. More than 18 million end-users are currently served by the JANET network. The range of activities facilitated by JANET allows individuals and organisations to push back the traditional boundaries of teaching, learning and research methods. For example, JANET's videoconferencing and video streaming capabilities are being used to deliver lectures to remote groups of students. For researchers, the high capacity of the JANET backbone allows the linking of large data storage and high performance computing facilities at a national and international level.

Medical Research Council Harwell

This major international research centre is advancing medicine and knowledge through the discovery and investigation of mouse models of human disease.

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Molecular Spectroscopy Facility

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Molecular Spectroscopy Facility (MSF) is available for UK and international scientific research and development. The MSF offers world-class instruments combined with scientific and technical support. We meet the needs of academic and industrial researchers by:

• Achieving a spectral resolution of 1 part in 106
• Spanning the spectrum from the terahertz to UV
• Probing solid, liquid, aerosol and gas phases
• Providing facilities for calibration and validation

Assembly Integration and Verification Facility The testing of products designed for use in space missions is essential for the success of a mission. Equipment and materials need to be tested for resiliance to extreme temperatures, vibrations and pressure.

STFC's Assembly Integration and Verification Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory consists of a vibration test facility, thermal vacuum and bakeout facility, and large clean rooms for assembling sensitive flight hardware.

The Facility's experience in the space industry has required work to the strict quality standards imposed by ESA and NASA. These high standards have nurtured an outlook which ensures testing remains within timescales and is of consistant quality. In recognition of our space product assurance system we have been awarded the ISO 9000-2000 accreditation.

Research Complex

The Research Complex at Harwell provides facilities for cutting edge research in the life and physical sciences. It will support scientists using ISIS, Diamond, Central Laser Facility and other shared facilities at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

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