Connect NMR UK: A National NMR Network for the Physical and Life Sciences

核磁共振波谱可以说是材料、化学和生物分子研究科学中应用最广泛的工具，用于研究原子结构和行为。它具有独特的强大能力，可以在原子水平上探测化学结构，并对它们的运动和化学环境的变化具有敏感性。2018年，英国核磁共振研究所（UKRI）在全英国核磁共振波谱设施网络中投资了2000万英镑，这是有史以来最大的一笔投资，核磁共振波谱的重要性得到了认可，与此相匹配的是，东道国机构通过专家人员和专业基础设施提供了大量持续的支持。这些和之前由英国研究密集型大学、研究委员会和医疗慈善机构进行的重大资本投资一起，使英国处于核磁共振技术的前沿，并将使以前不可能进行的深度的广泛科学调查成为可能。为了确保资本投资的价值最大化，该提案旨在建立一个物理和生命科学的国家核磁共振网络，连接英国核磁共振，整合三个主要的现有跨学科社区（英国固态核磁共振，液态，生物核磁共振，英国核磁共振管理小组）和两个学术团体(皇家化学学会核磁共振讨论组；通过一个中央门户网站、年度讨论论坛、研讨会和培训奖学金，将所有这些核磁共振设施连接起来。这将确保我们将最新的仪器和人员提供的核磁共振解决方案与英国领先的科学家正在解决的挑战联系起来，这些解决方案以超高场核磁共振设施为中心。为这些科学家提供最前沿的能力，与更广泛的英国科学界分享这些核磁共振设施专家的知识，并在专家之间交流最佳实践，将确保从UKRI研究委员会的投资中获得最大价值。

NMR spectroscopy is arguably the most widely employed tool in materials, chemical and biomolecular research sciences for the study of atomic structure and behaviour. It has a uniquely powerful ability to probe the chemical structure at atomic level, combined with sensitivity to their motions and changes in chemical environment. The importance of NMR spectroscopy has been recognised by the UKRI's recent and largest-ever investment of £20 M in NMR spectroscopy in a UK-wide network of NMR spectroscopy facilities in 2018 which was matched by substantial provision of ongoing support through expert personnel and specialist infrastructure by the host institutions. Together these and previous significant capital investments made by UK research intensive universities, research councils and medical charities position the UK at the forefront of NMR technologies and will enable a very wide range of scientific investigations with a depth that was previously impossible.To ensure that we maximise the value of this capital investment, this proposal aims to establish a national NMR network in the physical and life sciences, Connect NMR UK, integrating the three main existing interdisciplinary communities (UK solid-state NMR; liquid-state, biological NMR; UK NMR managers group) and two learned societies (Royal Society of Chemistry NMR Discussion Group; Institute of Physics Magnetic Resonance Group) and connecting all of these NMR facilities through a central web portal, annual discussion forum, workshops and training scholarships. This will ensure we link the NMR solutions provided by the latest instrumentation and personnel, centred around the very- and ultra-high field NMR facilities, with the challenges being tackled by the UK's leading scientists. Providing these scientists with access to the cutting edge capabilities, sharing knowledge from the experts in these NMR facilities with the wider UK scientific community and exchanging best practice between the experts will ensure maximum value is obtained from the UKRI research council investment.