Principal Beamline Scientist:
Frank von Delft
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778997
E-mail: frank.von-delft@diamond.ac.uk
Senior Beamline Scientist:
Daren Fearon
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778936
E-mail: daren.fearon@diamond.ac.uk
Email: david.hall@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778926
Calls for academic access proposals are issued twice a year.
The next submission for proposals for AP39 is open. The AP covers the period April 2026 - September 2026. Proposals must be submitted by Wednesday 1st October 2025 at 17:00hrs UTC/GMT.
Applications are made via the User Administration System (UAS), details here.
Proposals are reviewed competitively by the independent peer review (panel 11).
Contact the XChem team with enquiries.
For proprietary access, contact the Industrial Liason Team, for more information see Industrial XChem.
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