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

核磁共振光谱学可以说是材料、化学和生物分子研究科学中用于研究原子结构和行为的最广泛使用的工具。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敏感。NMR光谱学的重要性已经得到了UKRI最近和有史以来最大的一笔投资，即2018年在英国范围内的NMR光谱学设施网络中投资2000万英镑，这与主办机构通过专家人员和专业基础设施提供的大量持续支持相匹配。这些投资加上英国研究密集型大学、研究委员会和医疗慈善机构之前的重大资本投资，使英国处于核磁共振技术的最前沿，并将使以前不可能进行的深度的广泛科学研究成为可能。为了确保我们最大限度地发挥这些资本投资的价值，本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NMR英国，整合现有的三个主要跨学科社区（英国固态NMR;液态，生物NMR;英国NMR管理人员组）和两个学术团体（化学NMR讨论组的皇家学会;物理研究所磁共振组），并通过中央门户网站，年度讨论论坛，研讨会和培训奖学金连接所有这些NMR设施。这将确保我们将最新仪器和人员提供的NMR解决方案与英国领先科学家正在解决的挑战联系起来，这些解决方案以极高和超高场NMR设施为中心。为这些科学家提供获得尖端能力的机会，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研究理事会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.