The Venue
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is near Didcot in Oxfordshire. It has a global reputation for excellence and is one of the foremost laboratories of its kind.
RAL was named after Lord Ernest Rutherford and Sir Edward Victor Appleton.
The image shows an aerial view of Harwell Oxford, showing RAL in the foreground and the Diamond Light Source in the background
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is keeping the UK at the forefront of international science and tackling some of the most significant challenges facing society such as meeting our future energy needs, monitoring and understanding climate change, and global security.
The Council has a broad science portfolio and works with the academic and industrial communities to share its expertise in materials science, space and ground-based astronomy technologies, laser science, microelectronics, wafer scale manufacturing, particle and nuclear physics, alternative energy production, radio communications and radar.
STFC operates or hosts world class experimental facilities including: In the UK ISIS pulsed neutron source the Central Laser Facility LOFAR