Access
Who can become a SuperSTEM user?
The SuperSTEM laboratory serves the world-wide scientific community: U.K. and international researchers alike are welcome to apply for instrument time.
Short studies by any academic user, e.g. a set of experiments of up to a few days of beamtime, or a proof-of-principle experiment, are entirely free of charge, thanks in part to support from EPSRC through a National Research Facility (NRF) grant. An example of a successful proposal can be found here.
Longer studies (EPSRC-funded) can include a significant amount of pre-allocated beamtime through the "Research Facilities" access buget in Funding System (TFS) submissions. The submission of a proposal for internal SuperSTEM evaluation is still required, with the procedure detailed below. Due to on-going changes and a lack of clarity on TFS, prospective collaborators are encouraged to discuss facility access eligibility directly with the funding opportunity manager. Do also feel free to contact us directly.
Longer studies (non-EPSRC-funded) by any researcher are also strongly encouraged. Here, prospective collaborators should discuss the allocation of SuperSTEM time directly with us . Collaborative contributions to the facility running costs will be estimated at the EPSRC-equivalent academic rate.
Industrial and proprietary research applications are welcome: please, contact us for our commercial rates.