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European collaborations

As 'the' European Neutron Source, the ILL is present by definition on the European scene - be it through its coordination and participation in European projects or by the role it plays in the EIROforum, ESFRI and other instances. ILL's activity at European level will ensure Europe remains at the front of the field internationally. The Institute's choices as regards European projects are carefully matched against the priorities of its Associates and Scientific Members. 

A European Project, is a project that is co-financed by the European Commission. Most of the ILL project proposals are submitted in response to the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme calls, such as Research Infrastructures, European Research Council, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA), Euratom, Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) & Spreading Excellence & widening participation.
 

The ILL’s European Office oversees the participation of ILL in the various EU programs and provides support for the preparation and implementation of EU projects carried out at the ILL. It monitors progress and ensures alignment with the ILL strategy.

 

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European projects and the ILL

ProgrammeProjectTitleYearsCoordinator
Horizon EuropeNEPHEWS
(101131414)
NEutrons and PHotons Elevating Worldwide Science2024-2026SOLARIS
Horizon Europe

CACTUS
(101132182)

Enhanced Solar PV performance through improved research infrastructure for adapted climate conditions

2023-2025CEA
Horizon EuropeSECURE
(101061230)
Strengthening the European Chain of sUpply for next generation medical RadionuclidEs2022-2025NRG
Horizon EuropeAttract-1b
(101071694)
ATTRACT Phase-1(B) project delivers a new angle to the already established ATTRACT Model (European eco-system for breakthrough detection & imaging (D&I) technology development based on co-innovation)2022-2025CERN
Horizon EuropeReMade@ARI
(101058414)

REcyclable MAterials DEvelopment at Analytical Research Infrastructures

2022-2026HZDR
Horizon EuropeSEATBELT
(101069726)
Solid-state lithium metal battery within situ hybrid electrolyte2022-2026CNRS
H2020

DESTINY
(945357)

Doctorate Programme on Emerging Battery Storage Technologies INspiring Young scientists

2020-2025CNRS
H2020ATTRACT-2
(101004462)
Developing breakthrough technologies for science and society (phase 2)2021-2024CERN
H2020RADNEXT
(101008126)
RADiation facility Network for the EXploration of effects for indusTry and research2021-2024CERN
H2020RADNEXT
(101008126)
RADiation facility Network for the EXploration of effects for indusTry and research2021-2024CERN
H2020PRISMAP
(101008571)
The European medical isotope programme: Production of high purity isotopes by mass separation2021-2024CERN
H2020EU-Qualify
(945009)

EUropean QUalification Approach for Low EnrIched Fuel sYstems for secure production supply of medical isotopes

2020-2024SCK CEN
H2020

InnovaXN
(847439)

Doctoral programme for innovators with X-rays and neutrons2019-2024ESRF
H2020

CREMLINplus (871072)

Connecting Russian and European Measures for Large-scale Research Infrastructures - plus2020-2024DESY
ProgrammeProjectTitleYearsCoordinator

FP6

CSIB
(11995)

Centre for integrated structural biology

2004-2008

EMBL

FP6

NMI3 FP6
(505925)

Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy

2004-2008

STFC

FP6

RAMIRI
(226446)

Managing international research infrastructures

2008-2010

Imperial

FP6

BeNatural
(033256)

 Bioengineered Nanomaterials for Research and Applications

2006-2009

Univ Crete

FP7

ILL 20/20
(212057)

ILL upgrade Millennium

2007-2011

Mono beneficiary

FP7

NMI3-I  FP7 (226507)

Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy

2009-2013

ILL

FP7

ONDA
(247518)

International research staff exchange

2010-2014

Univ Modena

FP7

PaN-Data
(261537)

Common data infrastructure for neutrons and photons large Facilities

2010-2011

STFC

FP7

NeMPSIA
(300071)

Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship

2012-2013

ILL host institution

FP7

JANUS
(298918)

Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship

2012-2013

ILL host institution

FP7

POLYPROT
(299676)

Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship

2012-2014

ILL host institution

FP7

CRISP
(283745)

Central Research Infrastructures and Synergies in Physics

2011-2014

ESRF

FP7

PaNData-ODI (283556)

Open data infrastructure

2011-2014

STFC

FP7

POMOS
(319011)

Synthesis-characterisation-porous molecular-solids (MSCA –RISE)

2012-2015

Univ Salerno

FP7

NMI3-II FP7 (283883)

Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy

2012-2016

ILL

FP7

AccMet
(263206)

Accelerated discovery of alloy formulations using combinatorial principles

2011-2016

ESA

H2020

BrightnESS (676548)

Building partnerships and promoting synergies for the highest scientific impact on ESS

2015-2018

ESS

H2020

EURIZON 
(654166)

Joint international efforts to reduce the risk of proliferation by minimising the use of highly enriched uranium (EURATOM)

2015-2018

DESY

H2020

Medicis-Promed (642889)

MEDICIS-produced radioisotopes beams for medicine

2015-2018

CERN

H2020

HERACLES-CP (661935)

Connecting Russian and European Measures for Large-scale Research Infrastructures

2015-2019

TUM

H2020

SINE2020
(654000)

World-class Science and Innovation with Neutrons in Europe by 2020

2015-2019

ILL

H2020

RISCAPE
(730974)

European Research Infrastructures in the International Landscape

2017-2019

Uni Helsinki

H2020NANOMED
(734641)

NANOporous and nanostructured materials for MEDical applications

(Marie-S-Curie RISE staff exchange)
2017-2020Uni Alicante
H2020ATTRACT
(777222)
breAkThrough innovaTion pRogrAmme for a pan-European Detection and Imaging eCosysTem2018-2020CERN

H2020

FILL2030 (731096)

The Future of the ILL until 2030

2017-2020

Mono-beneficiary ILL

H2020

LEU-FOREvER (754378)

Fuel fOR REsEarch Reactors

2017-2021

CEA

H2020

EOSC Enhance
(871160)

 

Enhancing the EOSC portal and connecting thematic clouds2019-2021University of Athens

H2020

 

BrightnESS²  (823867)

Bringing together a neutron ecosystem for sustainable science with ESS2019-2021ESS
H2020

USOME
(898878)

Advanced Analysis of Polymersome and Exosome Hybrids for Potential Application in Therapeutics and Diagnostics

2020-2022

Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung
Dresden

H2020

PaNOSC (823852)

Photon and Neutron Open Science Cloud2018-2022ESRF
H2020EOSC Future
(101017536)

Integration and consolidation of the existing pan-European access mechanism to public research infrastructures through the EOSC Portal

2021-2023Technopolis
H2020EASI-STRESS
(953219)
European Activity for Standardization of Industrial residual STRESS characterization2021-2023DTI
H2020BIG-MAP
(957189)

Battery Interface Genome - Materials Acceleration Platform

2020-2023DTU
H2020HighnESS
(951782)

Development of High Intensity Neutron Source at the European Spallation Source

2020-2023ESS

 

The ILL endorses several EU policy requirements. ILL has been the pioneer among the Analytical Large Scale Infrastructures in establishing a Data Policy  document in 2011. This has been supported by the PanData-ODI project (GA no. 283556).

In January 2017 the EU Commission published a Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures in close cooperation with the ESFRI, the e-infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG), and the European Research Area stakeholder organisations. This charter sets out non-regulatory principles and guidelines as a reference when defining access policies for RIs. In this context, the ILL has defined its own User Access policy, defining the principles and guidelines for access to ILL infrastructures and related services.

The ILL endorsed in 2006 together with EIROforum members the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. In 2018 the ILL is willing to officially apply for the "HR Excellence in Research Award" to highlight its current values. For the ILL management this is a further step to showcase its willingness to implement the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R).

The ILL registered in 2019  in the Transparency Register and therewith signed the Code of Conduct in Annex 3 of the 2014 Interinstitutional Agreement which establishes the underlying principles for standards of behaviour in all relations with the EU institutions.