Instruments by Science Group
Macromolecular
Soft Condensed 
Imaging and
Biological
Magnetic
Structures and
Crystallography 
Spectroscopy XChem Key Contacts
Principal Beamline Scientist:
Frank von Delft
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778997
E-mail: frank.von-delft@diamond.ac.uk
Senior Beamline Scientist:
Blake Balcomb
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778394
E-mail: blake.h.balcomb@diamond.ac.uk
Science Group Leader
Dave Hall
Email: david.hall@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778926
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Academic Access
Calls for academic access proposals are issued twice a year.
The next submission for proposals for AP40 is open. The call for proposals for AP40 (October 2026 - March 2027) is open and proposals must be submitted by Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 17:00hrs UTC/GMT.
Applications are made via the User Administration System (UAS), details here.
- Standard Access (including Instruct) - will be relevant to most groups.
- BAG Access - will be relevant to a few groups.
Proposals are reviewed competitively by the independent peer review (panel 11).
Contact the XChem team with enquiries.
Industrial Access
For proprietary access, contact the Industrial Liason Team, for more information see Industrial XChem.
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