Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Research/LhARA/Governance/ExecutiveBoard/Meetings/2026/2026-07-22

Timestamp:

Jul 22, 2026, 5:18:27 PM (2 months ago)

Author:

longkr

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Research/LhARA/Governance/ExecutiveBoard/Meetings/2026/2026-07-22

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 = LhARA Executive Board 22Jul26; 16:00 BST =
 
-**Present:** KL, TG, CJ, BB, AG, RA, HO, CW, PP
+**Present:** KL, TG, CJ, BB, AG, RA, HO, CW, PP, JPar
 
 == Notes ==
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 3. __4-nation initiative:__
+ - Wales:
+  - Glyndwr innivotions ... optical; unused proton facility in Newport; Chorus;
+   - PP: Find out what is happening to it
+   - RA: Ask about the IBA angle
+ - Ireland (whole island?):
+  - Sarah as well
+  - Royal College of Surgeons; Dublin.
+ - Scots:
+  - RSE: BB will contact RSE and try and get meeting in Edinburgh
+ - 2-year plan.
 
 4. __CP4CT workshop series:__
  * 11Sep26: Cylindrically symmetric strong focusing
  * xxYYY27: Novel time-resolved and high-resolution imaging -- need to start on it
+  - Ask for people to invite
+   - CW: Gail McConnel
+   - KL:
+   - RA: Katia Parodi on imaging
+   - Brm, Liverpool, UCL
 
 3. __DONM__ \\
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   - Important to have set for next fortnightly.
 
-  - Colloquium; at RAL and Imperial; 
-  - 11Sep meeting on plasma lens
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 4. __AoB__ \\
+ - KL, PP:
+  - Met with Olly Glover, MP for Didcot and Wantage.  Constituency includes the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.  OG engaged and interested to support development of case for LhARA as an exemplar multidisciplinary high-risk/high-return initiative.
+ - HO:
+  - Pointed EB to: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.05441 
+ - PP:
+  - Reminder of need for biology plan; important to get a document defining the programme we wish to pursue.  All encouraged to engage.
 
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