12 February 2021

UK National Nuclear User Facility (NNUF) opens third access round

The third quarterly call for access is an opportunity for any UK-based university researcher, and their international collaborators, to apply to use these facilities for free.

Nuclear sample loading
Dr Alexandra Cackett loading a sample into the Material Research Facility’s scanning electron microscope © Kate Breach

The closing date is 28th February 2021, and this call covers access taking place primarily during April to June 2021.

Given the current national COVID restrictions, many of the facilities accepting applications are able to facilitate remote access, with facility scientists conducting experiments on behalf of externals.

Applicants can get in touch with the contact listed on each facility’s page, to find out more.

As explained in the application form and the rules for submission, it is expected that all NNUF access scheme funded work will be completed within four months of the date of award (excepting cases where equipment failure delays access, or in the case of e.g. NNL, within four months of security clearance having been granted by the facility).

For more information about the access scheme and NNUF as a whole, consult the NNUF website.

Please feel free to contact Francesca McGowan, NNUF Administrator ([email protected]), with any questions about the access scheme. For further information about individual NNUF facilities, please contact the facility directly using the contact details provided on the facility pages of the NNUF website.