LhARA Executive Board 23Jul25; 16:00 BST

Present: RA, RB, AG, CJ, KL, JPar, PP, WS, CW

Notes

1. Notes and actions: All
   

2. PoPLaR: CW, JPar
   
   • Good progress recovering from laser failure. Now planning for quad beam line set up and initial commissioning next week.
   • Congratulations for SCAPA/Strathclyde colleagues and the leader of the activity, R. Wilson.
   • JPar commented on bio prep. E. Melia making good progress making a procedure to cope with the mylar/glass ring cell holders.
   • Some issues with cyclotron, which has reduced the amount of planned data at 14 MeV. Work continues.
   • Ready for SCAPA bio beam time which is likely to be in October 2025. Culture cabinet issues are resolved. Largely ready to go.

3. Clinical/pre-clinical peer group meeting: PP, RA
   
   • Meeting to discuss progress this week concluded now too short notice for some of the key speakers/participants we wish to engage. Agreed to reschedule for Feb26.
   • Contact with IoP has been made and February we can pick a date now, so will respond picking a few reasonable dates.
   • Also, pitched the idea of a meeting series to discuss areas of aligned with the LhARA initiative. In initial response was positive, will discuss with lead on events next week.

4. Capture/focussing peer-group meeting: KL / All
   
   • Second meeting of emerging steering group earlier last week. No change of plan. Will try and get some dates when discussing with IoP events lead next week.

5. Bio/biotech peer-group meeting: KL / All
   
   • RFI engagement
     • Good progress with RFI, Director will take idea to institute leads to see whether/how to progress.
     • KL will follow up next week.

6. Collaboration meeting dates: All
   • Sep25, Birmingham
     • 18/19 Sep;
       • Brm colleagues will update indico.
   • Spring 2026

7. DONM
   05Aug25 -- 16:00 BST

8. AoB
   
   • Outreach Group met and have developed a 6-month plan which is being updated. Planning round of shout-outs to institutes and flagging progress. Planning to start with Strathclyde and success of SCAPA.
   • RB: has proposed LhARA paper for PPCF IoP Journal; has been accepted. We noted the invitation for a special issue that we had accepted. Agreed that KL and RB would meet to discuss how to take these opportunities forward next week.
   • Applications to be considered after break:
     • RS Summer Exhibition
     • MCSA DN
     • KTP/CASE application

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