LhARA Executive Board 30Sep26; 16:00 BST

Notes

1. Notes and actions: All
   
   • KL: Form programme grant writing committee.
     • Update on agenda.

2. Targets for proposals, update and review:
   • EPSRC Programme grant; also outline stage proposal (no deadline):
     • Next "gathering" date 01Dec26.
     • Have defined initial writing committee. Polling for date of first meeting.
   • EPSRC Collaborate with researchers in Norway (no closing date):
     • Contact made with colleagues in Norway. Discussion on 07Oct at/from CERN.
   • EU MCSA:
     • Seeking date to talk to YP and KP. Date to talk to CNRS/Biologique and CNRS/Strassbourg 09Oct.
   • Kept for later
     • IAA:
       • Waiting for call; have nudged to see when next round at Imperial will be.
     • STFC SPARK (25Aug26):
       • Started on application. New call expected October 2026.
     • STFC PPRP (27Aug26):
       • Discussion with SV 07Sep26; no point to submit yet.
     • STFC/EPSRC KTP (no closing date):
       • Contact with LCC made. No further update.

3. Rbio programme update: J. Parsons
   No update this time.

4. 4-nation initiative update: K. Long
   • All four nations now on board for first discussion. Seeking date to meet.

5. Frontiers article:
   Main item for this meeting; I'll send some material before we meet.
   • Template from Frontiers
   • Guidelines from Frontiers
   • Outline we negotiated with editor
   • Reminder of our proposal to Frontiers

6. ELIMED application, rejection, feedback and next steps:
   Discussion at last meeting of working group; agreed to make document to address concerns raised by reviewers. Also agreed to make LhARA rbio plan and a review article looking at the state of the art and including beam properties.

7. CP4CT workshop series:
   • 11Sep26: Cylindrically symmetric strong focusing
     • Meeting was successful. Now need to work on summarising it.
   • xxYYY27: Novel time-resolved and high-resolution imaging
     • KP and YP on board to help organise.

8. DONM
   
   • Date of next meeting: 13Oct26 -- 16:00 BST

• Next CM
  • Wednesday 16Dec26; IC

9. AoB
   

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