Preface

It was an immense honour to bring the 27th International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC2019) to the city of Glasgow in August 2019. The location of each conference is decided by Commission 12 (Nuclear Physics) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The event in Glasgow followed conferences in Adelaide 2016, Florence 2013 and Vancouver 2010, and this was the first time it had been held in Scotland. As can be seen from the list of local organisers, this was very much a joint effort from across the whole of the UK nuclear physics community. Held every three years, INPC is one of the most important conference series in the world for fundamental nuclear physics, covering as it does a wide range of topic areas from the study of hadrons to the heaviest of nuclei, and the role of nuclear physics in our understanding of the universe. These proceedings represent a sample of some of the very best research in nuclear physics. What is abundantly clear is that nuclear physics as a research field is in rude health, and continues to be an area that attracts some of the best scientific talent, with many active programmes addressing fundamental questions in nature. At the same time, nuclear physics provides real impact to society through applications and the training of the next generation of researchers. For the first time at an INPC, a dedicated parallel session on public engagement was held, indicating the enthusiasm for promoting the field to a wider audience, and how it can be used to stimulate interest in science in general. The importance of applications of nuclear science was also highlighted, and one of the busiest sessions of the conference proved to be “Societal Impact”, where many topics were discussed, including medical applications, environmental monitoring (including reactor monitoring), isotope production, archaeology, nuclear security and precision timing. Contributions from both public engagement and societal impact areas are well represented in this collection of papers. The reviewing of the proceedings contributions was undertaken by the local organisers, together with several colleagues who had kindly acted as convenors of the parallel sessions during the conference. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the reviewers warmly for their efforts. It was a real pleasure organising this conference, and I would also like to thank once again the Institute of Physics Conferences team for all their help and support throughout the process of planning, and delivering a successful conference. David Ireland, University of Glasgow, UK (Conference chair), on behalf of the local organising committee: Marialuisa Aliotta, University of Edinburgh, UK Carlo Barbieri, University of Surrey, UK Alison Bruce, University of Brighton, UK Christian Diget, University of York, UK Kieran Flanagan, University of Manchester, UK Bill Gelletly, University of Surrey, UK Rodi Herzberg, University of Liverpool, UK Peter Jones, University of Birmingham, UK Alison Laird, University of York, UK Paddy Regan, University of Surrey, UK Marcus Scheck, University of the West of Scotland, UK John Simpson, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, UK Daria Sokhan, University of Glasgow, UK

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