Daresbury Laboratory
Coordinates: 53°20′35″N 02°38′26″W / 53.34306°N 2.64056°W
Daresbury Laboratory is a scientific research laboratory based at Sci-Tech Daresbury science and innovation campus near Daresbury in Cheshire, England. The laboratory began operations in 1962 and was officially opened on 16 June 1967 as the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory by the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Harold Wilson. It is run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council with around three hundred full-time staff. The present director is Prof. Susan Smith.
Daresbury Laboratory is renowned for its world leading scientific research in fields such as accelerator science, bio-medicine, physics, chemistry, materials, engineering and computational science.
Employing around 300 staff, the facilities are used by scientists and engineers, from both the university research community and industrial research base.
The laboratory is based at Sci-Tech Daresbury, one of two national science and innovation campuses, which supports scientists, researchers and industry by providing a collaborative and innovative environment to perform cutting-edge research.
Within the portfolio of research and facilities:
In 2009 the laboratory was awarded the title of the "Most Outstanding Science Park" at the UK Science Parks Association.
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