Early career photonic professionals and researchers are invited to a virtual sandpit meeting on 9th September to discuss the formation of new Early Career/ Future Photonics Leadership group focused on fostering, supporting and capturing the opinions of those early in their photonics careers that will lead the industry in the future.
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…
Make plans to join colleagues in Birmingham to share your latest research, and for networking opportunities and the technical product exhibition Photonex 2022 call for papers: abstracts are due 13 July
More than 20 examples of leading UK photonics products and quantum innovations were on display at the Westminster showcasing the UK Photonics and Quantum Industries on 6 July 2022. In a tumultuous day in Westminster, politicians from across the UK took time out of busy schedules to talk direct to a cross-section of the UK…
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.…
submit evidence identifying the UK’s capabilities in compound semiconductors and silicon photonics and how where these can be strengthened
Two important consultations are open for inputs on the future direction of the UK quantum program. UK quantum strategy: call for evidence from BEIS. Online responses by 10 March 2022. Note the ‘strategy will cover all quantum technologies and their enablers’. Given photonics is a major enabler for quantum, we would encourage even those not…
