Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Aerial view of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Established	1957 (1957)
Laboratory type	National scientific research laboratory
Field of research	Applied science Fundamental science
Staff	1,200
Location	Chilton, Oxfordshire, England 51°34′24″N 1°18′53″W / 51.57333°N 1.31472°W / 51.57333; -1.31472
Operating agency	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Website	www.ukri.org/about-us/stfc/locations/rutherford-appleton-laboratory/
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Location in Oxfordshire

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).^[1] It began as the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory, merged with the Atlas Computer Laboratory in 1975 to create the Rutherford Lab; then in 1979 with the Appleton Laboratory to form the current laboratory.

It is located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus at Chilton near Didcot in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It has a staff of approximately 1,200 people who support the work of over 10,000 scientists and engineers, chiefly from the university research community. The laboratory's programme is designed to deliver trained manpower and economic growth for the UK as the result of achievements in science.