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04 June 2015
ACTPHAST targets record growth in photonics innovation for new job creation by European companies
Related Links:
• ACTPHAST website
• ACTPHAST film
• Optoelectronics Research Centre website
29 new photonics innovation projects approved for support since 2014Over 1 million euro already allocated in project subsidies particularly for SMEsTarget budget to support up to 200 photonics innovation projects across Europe by end 2017ACTPHAST, which stands for Access Centre for Photonics Innovation Solutions and Technology...
29 May 2015
Outstanding PhD student amplifies her career prospects
Prof Dave Richardson congratulates Qiongyue Kang on her award
Related Links:
• ORC PhD Programme
• Qiongyue Kang academic profile
PhD student, Qiongyue Kang, at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) has been awarded the highly regarded Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad.The award targets top-tier Chinese PhD students who have not received funding from...
27 May 2015
Next-generation optical fibre now available to purchase
Next-generation optical fibre now available to purchase
Copyright: University of Southampton
Related Links:
• ORC speciality fibre to sample and purchase
The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton, UK, is making its next-generation fibre available for purchase (Stand B2 139, Laser exhibition, Munich, Germany, June 22-25).At the Laser exhibition in Munich (June...
19 May 2015
Dr. Jun-Yu (Bruce) Ou wins QEP Doctoral Research Prize
Research in the metamaterials lab at Southampton.
Related Links:
• Optoelectronics Research Centre website
• EPSRC Centre for Photonic Metamaterials
• Metamaterials case study
• Institute of Physics QEP Prize website
Congratulations to Dr. Jun-Yu (Bruce) Ou, winner of the 2015 Institute of Physics Quantum Electronics and Photonics Group (QEP) Doctoral Research Prize for his...
06 May 2015
IET President to give Engineering@Southampton Distinguished Lecture today - livestream available
Professor William T Webb FREng BEng MBA PhD DSc DTech CEng FIET, President of the IET
Related Links:
• Engineering@Southampton event webpage
• Prof William Webb lecture livestream
• Prof William Webb biography
Today, Professor William Webb, President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and Southampton alumnus, will be giving an Engineering@Southampton Distinguished...
05 May 2015
New European project shines a light on the importance of photonics
Photonics4All will help make phonics accessible to young people, entrepreneurs and the general public across the EU through a variety of activities.
Copyright: University of Southampton
Related Links:
• Photonics4all website
• Optoelectronics Research Centre website
• Physics and Astronomy website
The University of Southampton is marking the 2015 International...

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