The renewal of the UK membership of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL) has been approved, in principle, by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK. The renewal extends the current membership to 31 March 2027 and allows to continue and expand the well-established successful cooperation. The EMFL, consisting of the Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI) with sites in Grenoble and Toulouse, the High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML – Nijmegen) and the HochfeldMagnetlabor (HLD – Dresden), provides access to the highest continuous and pulsed magnetic fields in Europe. The UK membership of the EMFL will enable the UK users the free access to these installations and of all available auxiliary equipment, expert support from the local staff, as well as funding for travel and subsistence. Calls for proposals are launched by the EMFL twice a year (with deadlines in May and November) inviting proposals for research requiring access to one of the installations of the EMFL. Users may submit proposals for access to any of these installations by an on-line form, which can be found on the EMFL website (www.emfl.eu „apply for magnet time“). The proposals are evaluated by an international Selection Committee and are ranked based on scientific quality, justification of the need for high magnetic fields, and technical feasibility of the project. Each year, the EMFL organizes a user meeting for those who have used or would like to use the EMFL. The purpose of this meeting is to bring users together to report on their experiments and exchange information about the opportunities offered by the EMFL. Also, UK as well as other users are invited to inform the EMFL on the specific needs in terms of new equipment or facility developments they may have in the future.
