The ESRF and ILL welcome groups university students for visits to one or both of the institutes. The visit to either institute takes half a day - a full day therefore for a combined visit, including lunch in the EPN Campus canteen.

If you are interested in visiting, please contact:

For a combined visit, please contact either of the two addresses above.

The ESRF also organises a monthly visit for interested individuals in French.

Security requirements for all group visits:

• Visitors to the ILL must be at least 18 years old, and visitors to the ESRF 15 years.

• The following information is needed at least one week in advance, for site access reasons: full name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality, for all those in the group.

• Visitors to the ILL are not allowed to take photographs inside the buildings.

• Please bring your passport or national ID card with you for the visit.

When arriving at the site entrance, the person in charge of the group should ask the security staff to contact the ILL or ESRF staff involved in organising the visit.

• The following information must be provided if you are to access the site: last and first name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality.
• For security reasons visitors are not allowed to bring photography equipment onto the site.

• If you are coming on site to meet specific staff members, you will need to provide your ILL contact details and your identity card at the site entrance. Please ensure you have it with you.
• If you are coming on a group visit, check with your ILL contacts what you will need to bring and the procedures to follow.