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Successful Laserlab-Europe Conference in Lisbon Successful Laserlab-Europe Conference in Lisbon

From 27 to 29 May 2024, the Laserlab-Europe community gathered in Lisbon for the Laserlab-Europe Conference. During the conference, results and access highlights from the Laserlab-Europe V project were presented.

Laserlab-Europe AISBL elects new Management Board Laserlab-Europe AISBL elects new Management Board

The General Assembly of Laserlab-Europe AISBL, the international not-for-profit association representing 47 leading laser research infrastructures in 22 European countries, has elected a new Management Board at its meeting on 29 May 2024.

EURIZON Fellowship Programme for Ukraine finally in full swing EURIZON Fellowship Programme for Ukraine finally in full swing

The third round of proposal evaluations for the EURIZON Fellowship Programme for Ukraine has concluded, resulting in the selection of additional 34 groups of scientists in Ukraine. These successful applicants and their team members will all be granted individual funding for a period of up to 12 months.

EU project RIANA launched: A hub for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology EU project RIANA launched: A hub for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

More than 100 participants gathered on a hybrid meeting at DESY on 14-15 March to officially kick-off the new EU project RIANA. RIANA (standing for Research Infrastructure Access in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology) has officially been launched on 1 March to offer access to Europe’s leading facilities in nanoscience and nanotechnology that are at the heart of the development of new materials for prosperity and sustainability.

Workshop to foster the collaboration of laser institutes on open-source control systems Workshop to foster the collaboration of laser institutes on open-source control systems

On 20 December, scientists from the Laserlab-Europe partners Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI, Berlin) and Helmholtz Institute Jena (HIJ) met together with colleagues from the Centre for Advanced Laser Applications (CALA, Munich) in Berlin to foster the collaboration of laser institutes within the TANGO community. The agenda included hardware infrastructure, integration of existing software components, and control-system design.

Laserlab-Europe Annual Meeting 2023 Laserlab-Europe Annual Meeting 2023

From 28-29 November, the Laserlab-Europe Annual Meeting 2023 was held in Croatia. Hosted by CALT at the Institute of Physics, 35 participants came together in the beautiful city of Zagreb, to report on the recent activities and engage in fruitful discussions and exchange. 10 more partners joined the hybrid event online.

Lasers4EU: Follow-up project of Laserlab-Europe approved Lasers4EU: Follow-up project of Laserlab-Europe approved

Good news for continued services to the Laserlab-Europe user community: The project proposal of Lasers4EU has been approved by the European Union. The successor of the Laserlab-Europe project will start 1 October 2024, ensuring that users can apply for transnational access projects on a large variety of scientific topics during the next five years.

European Laser Science and Technology Landscape Analysis Published European Laser Science and Technology Landscape Analysis Published

Laserlab-Europe and the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI ERIC) have joined forces to analyse the current laser-based science landscape in Europe. The analysis aims to assess the European laser community to provide a better understanding of the services offered to users by Research Infrastructures (RIs) operating laser sources as well as the user needs and requirements.

ReMade@ARI: 3 Calls for Proposals are now open! ReMade@ARI: 3 Calls for Proposals are now open!

Are you motivated to develop materials for the Circular Economy? As a hub for materials research, ReMade@ARI provides scientists, SME’s and industries exploring the properties and structures of recyclable materials with coordinated access to more than 50 European analytical research infrastructures. Remade@ARI has now opened three calls for proposals, including transnational access for scientists as well as two industry-specific programs.