The Oxford Trust

Diamond Light Source is a new scientific facility in South Oxfordshire on the Harwell Chilton science campus. This giant machine, called a synchrotron, could be described as a series of 'super microscopes', housed in a futuristic doughnut-shaped building nearly three quarters of a kilometre in circumference, covering the area of 5 football pitches. Diamond will ultimately host up to 40 cutting edge research stations, supporting the life, physical and environmental sciences.