by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | News Stories
Investing in the next generation of photonics leaders As an Early Career Researcher, Dr Natalie Wheeler knows the challenges she and her peers face when trying to “cross the barrier” from postdoc to research group leader. Space to develop ideas while having the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | News Stories
A roadmap to meet the demand for silicon photonics fabrication in the UK Callum Littlejohns is the coordinator of the CORNERSTONE programme, a silicon photonics rapid prototyping fabrication service based at the University of Southampton. He shares his insights into...
by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | News Stories
Advancing infrastructure and boosting productivity using fibre vibration monitoring and detection In 2010, Dr Ali Masoudi embarked on his PhD at the University of Southampton and devised a distributed acoustic sensor (DAS), which can measure vibration in real-time...
by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | News Stories
Dame Frances Saunders appointed as Chair of the Future Photonics Hub Advisory Board Dame Frances Saunders has been appointed the Chair of the Future Photonics Hub Advisory Board. She has held some of the most influential positions in physics and engineering including...
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News Stories
Inspiring Innovation CALL NOW CLOSED Our £1 million Photonics Innovation Fund is enabling us to build a national network of academic partners, equipped to respond to emerging industrial challenges. So far, we have awarded £650,000 in grant funding to projects led by...
by admin | May 24, 2021 | News Stories
UK National Security and Investment Bill: What it means to UK photonics On 11th November, the UK Government published its long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill setting out the Government’s proposals. We want to make you aware of the changes and while we...