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Socio-Economic Impact Study Report - May 2021

5 May 2021

funded by the UK Government through the Council of the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils at £666m the time (which has become the Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC) and the Wellcome Trust (who own 86% and 14% of shares respectively). [...] • 80,000 visitors reached so far through a programme of engagement at the heart of the facility To better assess the impact of the facility, the study has used a combination of common and more supporting the UK Skills’ agenda in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). [...] on data collected on the facility’s instruments and assuming that the wage of researchers reflects the values of their time to society (but not including the value of the advances and innovations that The study developed 28 case-studies from the plastic degrading enzyme to the new synthetic vaccine these peer reviewed publications may then underpin). [...] • Since the beginning of operation in 2007, Diamond has been involved in the publication of over 9,600 articles which have a total estimated value of £677 million PDB The approach to the study comprised in-depth research of Diamond and its resulting impacts, using • The impact of journals in which Diamond publications Diamond both primary and secondary data. [...] The size of the investment The strength of computing capabilities and expertise available at Diamond is also key to the functionality and usability of the machine, the beamlines and the data measurements generated.
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