League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (LEAPS)

LEAPS – the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources – is a strategic consortium initiated by the Directors of the Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser user facilities in Europe. Its primary goal is to ensure and promote the quality and impact of the fundamental, applied and industrial research carried out at their respective facilities to the greater benefit of European science and society.

Science at Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser (FEL) facilities plays an essential role in the discovery and characterisation of advanced materials, biomaterials and living matter and Europe has achieved global leadership in this field.

These facilities serve a very broad scientific community of more than 30,000 researchers in Europe and attract some of the brightest minds worldwide. They span many countries, facilitating multinational collaborations, and support a spectrum of disciplines that encompass fundamental and applied sciences, and innovative industrial applications. They provide answers to key societal challenges in areas such as health, the environment, energy and communication, educate the next generation of scientists, engineers and facility managers and administrators, and contribute strongly to the competitiveness of European industry and thus create jobs and wealth.

The LEAPS consortium brings together 16 renowned organisations representing 19 light sources facilities across Europe. The Consortium Declaration that LEAPS is based on was officially signed by representatives of all the member facilities in November 2017.

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