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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">ESS invites the European scientific community to contribute to a roadmap for instruments beyond the 15 currently under construction.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Read more</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> on our webpage </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://ess.eu/article/2025/02/03/call-input-ess-instrument-roadmap" title="https://ess.eu/article/2025/02/03/call-input-ess-instrument-roadmap"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Proposals for conceptual instrument ideas can be submitted between 3 February 2025 and 3 February 2026. Selected ideas will be developed further collaboratively, paving the way for ground
breaking neutron science for decades to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Researchers interested in proposing an instrument concept are encouraged to contact ESS early for guidance on feasibility. Proposals should focus on scientific capacity and capability, highlighting
how the concept complements the current suite and advances global neutron science.
<span style="color:black">Please contact ESS (</span><a href="mailto:instrumentroadmap@ess.eu" title="mailto:instrumentroadmap@ess.eu"><span style="color:#0563C1">instrumentroadmap@ess.eu</span></a><span style="color:black">) with any queries regarding the
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