The PLG welcomes the 2022 Autumn statement from Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, MP. The statement contains a number of announcements with potential impact on UK photonics including: A full summary of the Autumn statement is available to regular PLG participants, please contact us about getting involved.
UKRI research councils have a long standing policy internship scheme for funding three month internship for UK doctoral students to participate in policy making gaining practical training and experience in how research can inform policy making. The Policy Internship Scheme for 2022/23 has just opened will applicants invited by 4 November 2022. Placements are expected…
The Photonics21 working groups are all hosting workshops in the next month to continue the process of updating the Photonics Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The workshops will pick-up from the discussions at the Photonics21 annual meeting earlier in the year. With experts inputting from across Europe, updating the SRIA is the first significant…
The UK Telecommunications Network announced by DCMS in March will be run by a consortium including Bristol University, Cambridge Wireless, West Midlands 5G and the Digital Catapult.
Future Open Networks Research Challenge (FONRC) from DCMS is a £25 million challenge competition targeted at TRL1-5 research
new competition to support UK and ROK companies and research organisations to collaborate on Open RAN R&D and develop new products and solutions for the market
A suite of new training resources are now available from PhotonHub including remote course and hands-on in person training. Investment Readiness coaching and Investor Matchmaking for photonics start-ups and those looking to scale-up is also available, with 30 September the next deadline to apply. Supported under Horizon2020, UK companies are fully eligible and encouraged to participate in PhotonHub CORNERSTONE…
Innovate UK is launching a new series of £50k fast start grants for those who working in any of the seven key transformative technologies areas identified in the UK’s 2021 Innovation strategy including ‘electronics, photonics and quantum’. Fast Start: Innovation grants will only be offered to businesses that have not previously received Innovate UK funding.…
The PLG warmly welcomes the launch of a £30 million competition from DCMS supporting innovation and development of UK communications hardware supporting open interfaces. Optical communication is key to the open 5G eco-system connecting radio masts to base stations and carrying traffic on into the core network. All companies developing optical communications solutions in the…
In light of the many upcoming opportunities in Horizon Europe, a set of seminars, starting on 12 May, will seek to build awareness integrated photonics capability and opportunities in the UK and Netherlands and seed new collaborations. The PLG, Photondelta, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Dutch embassy have come together to organise these meetings starting…
