Sir Patrick Stewart officially opens MIAMI 2

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart officially opens Europe’s only £3.5 million ion beam particle accelerator

A WORLD-leading scientific research facility at the University of Huddersfield has been officially launched by one of the world’s most famous actors, Sir Patrick Stewart. 

Yorkshire-born, he is the University’s Emeritus Chancellor.  “Every time I visit, there is something new and remarkable,” he said after being shown the unique, dual-beam ion accelerator named MIAMI-2, housed in its own purpose-built, two-storey lab.  The project received £3.5 million in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

View the official opening in the video below.