Daniel Banks
New partnership will expand Canadian access to ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
A new collaborative agreement between ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and Neutrons Canada will open doors for the Canadian research community by providing enhanced access to UK neutron infrastructure. Canadian researchers have been without access to neutron beams since 2018, when the National Research Universal reactor at Chalk River closed and Canada’s only agreement with…
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Neutrons Canada applauds call for a new paradigm for Major Research Facilities
John Barrett, Chair of the Board of Directors of Neutrons Canada, published a commentary through the Canadian Science Policy Centre in response to the Report of the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System. The Report called for a new paradigm in decision-making regarding investing in Canadian Major Research Facilities. The current state of research that relies on national…
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Neutrons Canada launched to lead infrastructure program for research with neutron beams
Executive leaders of the Canadian Neutron Initiative working group and the inaugural Board of Directors for Neutrons Canada, a new not-for-profit corporation, met at McMaster University on November 30 and December 1 to transfer leadership of Canada’s neutron-beam infrastructure program to the Board. Neutrons Canada was established on October 5, 2022 as a not-for-profit corporation…
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