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Innovate UK will be investing up to £18million to support the development of skills in the semicon sector (£6.5m) and scale-up of semiconductor manufacturing (£6.5m) in the UK. There will be a further £11.5m competition later in 2023 to take forward ideas from the initial scale-up competition. The briefing event will be on line on…
The election for the first committee of the Future Photonics Leaders (working abbreviation PLNX) group took place on 19th December 2022; the PLG is pleased to announce the elected candidates for each role. To reflect the larger anticipated workload for the Funding Officer role, multiple Funding Officers were appointed. The PLNX and the PLG would…
The PLG are standing up a new Future Photonics Leaders group. The election for the five voluntary committee roles will be on Monday 19th of December at 2pm during a live meeting. Anyone who considers themselves part of the future photonics leaders community and wider photonics community is welcome to join the meeting and cast…
The PLG welcomes Innovate UK’s publication of its Net zero review 2022: our clean future economy Photonics has a key role in delivering net zero, uniquely impacting all three key axis of energy generation, energy consumption and materials use / waste. The PLG have been driving consideration of all the areas photonics impacts Net Zero…
The PLG are looking for early-career candidates to lead the future photonics community, emphasising our inclusive, supportive environment. Can you help us make sure the photonics ecosystem is one that we’re proud of for us and the people who come after us? We’re looking to elect five roles to the committee of the new Future…
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.
As photonics is used in an increasing array of products and processes across a hugely range of applications and vertical markets from healthcare to manufacturing we are often asked ‘What is Photonics?’. The PLG is pleased to make available a working definition and detailed taxonomy for photonics. We hope this will be particularly useful for…
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 annual election for members of the Photoncis21 Board of Stakeholders will take place between 25 October and 8 November, with an unprecedented 40 seats up for election. To vote you must register as a voter by 24 September 2022. UK members of Photonics21 are eligible and encouraged to vote with one vote per organisation.…
