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SCIENCE FACILITIES

FROM PARTICLE ACCELERATORS TO SUPERCOMPUTERS, HARNESS OUR UNIQUE AND WORLD-LEADING SCIENCE FACILITIES TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR GROWTH

Everyone on our campus stands on the shoulders of pioneers who have pushed the boundaries of modern science for over 60 years at STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory. Home to three noble prizes, scientists and engineers from academia and industry continue to build on a long heritage of scientific breakthroughs that are changing the world.

As well as working closely with researchers, STFC acts as a trusted and impartial collaborator to businesses of all sizes and offers access to unique science facilities to support innovation at pace. From short-term projects to long-term partnerships, our world-renowned experts provide confidential and tailored support.

STFC’s The Hartree Centre

Backed by UK government funding and strategic partnerships with industry giants such as IBM, Atos and the University of Liverpool, we help UK businesses of any size to explore and adopt supercomputing, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for enhanced productivity and smarter innovation.

Our experts work collaboratively with customers to explore the latest technologies, upskill teams, and apply practical digital solutions to individual and industry-wide challenges.

STFC’s ASTeC

A centre of excellence for all aspects of the science and technology of charged particle accelerators, ranging from large scale international and national research facilities through to specialised industrial and medical applications.

The Cockcroft Institute

A collaboration between STFC and the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester and Strathclyde, scientists at the Cockcroft Institute apply the world leading skills in the underpinning technologies of accelerator science to solve industry challenges.

STFC Scientific Computing

An international centre of excellence for STEM supercomputing and AI, software development, visualisation and simulation, working to advance vital scientific research. Using our unique, world-renowned facilities and diverse expertise we leverage the power of next-generation computing to provide the foundations for modern research and innovation.