What role do European research infrastructures play in shaping the
As part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the ESFRI Stakeholder Forum, a high-level…

LEAPS Meets Advanced Materials for Energy Conference 2025
Author: Dagmara Chylewska-Olech The LEAPS Meets Advanced Materials for Energy Conference 2025 was held at the Sopot Marriott Resort &…

LEAPS Position Paper on the importance of a standalone 10th
Following the discussions on the next EU’s long-term budget, LEAPS takes a strong stand that an independent FP10 for research…

LEAPS position paper on the Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative (IAM-I)
On 27 January 2025, the LEAPS position paper on "Strategic directions and technical developments needed for light source science to…

New brochure: World-class research for our daily lives
The LEAPS initiative has published a new brochure, showcasing the remarkable breakthroughs and projects achieved at European synchrotrons and FELs.…

Thomas Feurer elected as LEAPS Vice-Chair
The LEAPS General Assembly, in its 31st meeting held at HFML-FELIX on October 25, 2024, elected Thomas Feurer, Chair of…

7th LEAPS Plenary Meeting 2024 – LEAPS community comes together
Last week, HFML-FELIX hosted the 7th LEAPS Plenary Meeting. Around 100 participants from the LEAPS community followed the invitation to…

FELs of Europe brochure (Free Electron Lasers: Delivering brilliant science)
FELs of Europe and Strategy Group 2 (SG2) of LEAPS are proud to release a brochure showcasing highlights of 10…

LEAPS Plenary Meeting 2024
Registration for the 2024 LEAPS Plenary Meeting is open! We are looking forward to welcoming you at the 7th LEAPS…








