On Saturday 14th March, the CORNERSTONE Public Engagement Team took part in Science and Engineering Day 2026 at the University of Southampton, bringing hands-on photonics activities to families, students, and attendees across the campus. For this year’s event, CORNERSTONE piloted a new outreach activity designed to help visualise the concept of silicon photonics waveguides: the…
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Exploring Light and Colour: A Photonics Skills Workshop
The Cornerstone Public Engagement Team, in collaboration with partners in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Southampton, recently hosted an interactive STEAM workshop for pupils from Redbridge Community School, blending hands-on creativity with scientific exploration. STEAM—standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics—encourages students to learn by doing, connecting ideas across disciplines in a…
Our Team Made a Music Video (Yes Really!)
Some teams do Secret Santa… ours makes music videos! Meet Band Gap, CORNERSTONE’s mysterious musical collective, look closely and you might spot some familiar faces… We had a blast creating this video, and we hope you enjoy it as much as our team enjoyed making it. As we will soon be stepping into the festive…
Do you want to see a rainbow?
This winter, the CORNERSTONE Public Engagement Team joined the magical Light Up Trails, an interactive art experience. This year’s theme is ‘Enchanted’ — a magical after-dark trail filled with light, atmospheric sound, and a festive feel. As visitors wandered through the glowing artworks, we walked the paths with them, sharing little bursts of photonics along…
Lighting Up Creativity: Silicon Photonics Chip Scratch-Art at the Arts & Humanities Festival
The Southampton Cultural Quarter came alive during this year’s Arts & Humanities Festival, where Emily joined the Optics and Photonics Society (OpSoc) for their Play with Scientists and Light activity day. On Saturday 8 November, the CORNERSTONE Public Engagement Team brought colour, curiosity, and hands-on learning to the festival with a new Silicon Photonics Chip…
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The Duke of Edinburgh visits CORNERSTONE and the University of Southampton to see how silicon photonics is powering UK innovation
CORNERSTONE was honoured to welcome His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to the University of Southampton on Friday 3rd October 2025. The visit highlighted how ground-breaking, light-based technologies are powering the UK’s economic growth and strengthening its global leadership in silicon photonics. During the visit, The Duke explored the University’s cleanroom facilities, gaining first-hand…
UK Photonics in Focus: CORNERSTONE Leads Discussion on Growth and Innovation at Labour Party Conference
From 28 September to 1 October 2025, CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC), in partnership with the New Statesman, the UK’s leading progressive political and cultural publication, hosted a well-attended panel discussion at the Labour Party’s Annual Conference in Liverpool, exploring how photonics is shaping the UK’s innovation landscape and the opportunities it presents for national…