UK Semiconductors 2026 was another great success! To view a summary of this year's conference and the conference video click on the link below: 👉 www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/uk-semicondu...

Our MOVPE Sheffield team are at ICMOVPE XXII this week in Jeju Island, Korea! #ICMOVPE #MOVPE #Semiconductors #QuantumPhotonics #Epitaxy

Our UK Semiconductors Conference starts tomorrow! #uksemiconductors26 #uks26

The UK Semiconductors Conference is soon approaching on 1st and 2nd July! 📆The standard registration deadline has been extended to Friday 12th June 🖥️The timetable & speaker list are now on the website 🧑‍💻Exhibitor stands are sold out 🔗uksemiconductors.com

One of our PhD students Katie O'Flaherty gave an insightful talk this week at @pintofscience.uk in Sheffield! Katie's talk was on quantum photonics for quantum key distribution for satellites using semiconductors. shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20...

WATCH: Pints, particles and professors at Sheffield science festival - ShefNews

Across Sheffield, professors and pint-lovers have come together for three nights of science in local pubs

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Our Director Prof Jon Heffernan FREng attended an important meeting at @iop.org in London this week, held by the Council for Science and Technology who advise the Prime Minister, to discuss the future roadmap for Photonics in the UK. #DSIT #EPSRC #photonics #semiconductors #quantum

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We were delighted to successfully host our first-ever Virtual Open Day and ECR online event on 13 April, bringing together researchers, industry representatives, and students from across the semiconductor community. Enjoy a summary video below! youtu.be/ZPb8W9pft0Q

NEF Virtual Open Day - 13/04/26

YouTube video by National Epitaxy Facility

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A reminder to fill out our Community Consultation survey if you are interested in shaping the Facility's future! Your input will play a key role in influencing our priorities and capabilities over the next 5–10 years. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

National Epitaxy Facility Community Consultation

The National Epitaxy Facility is undertaking a community consultation to inform its strategic development for the next 5-10 years reflecting the changing R&D landscape in the UK, government-driven str...

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It was a pleasure to give a Facility tour to the Office for Quantum from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on Monday. It was a great visit that highlighted the continued investment into the region, including our new MBE system and joint UKRI-funded activity with Aegiq.

We are attending @sheffielduni.bsky.social Spring Careers Fair today from 12-3pm in the Octagon! We are advertising our funded PhD studentship available in AI-assisted materials discovery: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Please fill out our Community Consultation survey! This will help shape the future of the National Epitaxy Facility over the next 5–10 years, in line with the UK’s evolving R&D landscape and priorities in semiconductors, quantum, AI, and telecoms. shorturl.at/AIJ1l

National Epitaxy Facility Community Consultation

The National Epitaxy Facility is undertaking a community consultation to inform its strategic development for the next 5-10 years reflecting the changing R&D landscape in the UK, government-driven str...

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Our PhD student Katie O'Flaherty is giving a talk at Pint of Science on Wednesday 20th May in Sheffield on Quantum Dots: 'The Tiny Tech That Makes Eavesdropping Impossible'. 🔗 pintofscience.co.uk/event/bluepr...

Last chance to sign up to Monday's Virtual Open Day and ECR Event by the end of tomorrow! Dr Ben Stevens at IQE will now be presenting the 'Transition from Academia to Industry' ECR talk. Sign up here: www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/national-epi...

A reminder of our current Pump Priming call for applications which has a deadline of Friday 10th April. Please visit our website for more information www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/facility/pum...

It was a pleasure to give Ser Khoon Toh, Senior Director of Singapore Polytechnic, a tour of the Facility in Sheffield this week. We look forward to a future partnership in developing modern ways of semiconductor device fabrication and characterization teaching.

We’re delighted to share that the National Epitaxy Facility has received new funding as part of a £6.6m investment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). uksemicentre.org.uk/news/6-6m-bo...

£6.6m boost to UK semiconductor infrastructure

The UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC) has welcomed a new £6.6m investment to bolster the UK’s core strengths in semiconductor innovation.

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We’re very pleased to see the UK Government’s announcement of a new £2bn quantum programme aiming to establish the UK as a world leader in this area. At NEF, our advanced epitaxy capabilities are already supporting a wide range of quantum projects. shorturl.at/lDI6i

UK’s "Quantum leap"  to help beat disease, deliver high-paid jobs, and strengthen national security, as first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale

UK unveils new package of measures to become the first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale.

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We are excited to announce the first National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) Virtual Open Day and Early Career Researcher (ECR) event, taking place online on Monday 13th April 2026. See the full agenda and register here ⬇️ shorturl.at/8qFaR

Yesterday we hosted a visit from Members of The University of Sheffield's Council and representatives from Engineering's Faculty Executive Board. Our visitors were given a tour of our cleanroom and extensive facilities.

We are pleased to announce the next call for applications to the NEF Pump Priming scheme from Monday 2nd March - Friday 10th April. For further information about the scheme and application process please visit our Pump Priming pages: www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/facility/pum...

We attended the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Global Engineering Challenge yesterday as part of the annual Engineer Your Future event. The cross-faculty event is for 1st year Undergraduate students, and is aimed at developing students' ability to take on real-life engineering projects.

We have a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in AI-assisted discovery and development of semiconductor materials and devices. For more details on this exciting opportunity please visit: shorturl.at/mk3Tc

Funded PhD studentship in AI-assisted materials discovery at the UK National Epitaxy Facility at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD studentship in AI-assisted materials discovery at the UK National Epitaxy Facility at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com

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🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at the National Epitaxy Facility! 🎄 We hope you enjoy reading a summary of this year's news and achievements in our Christmas Newsletter. www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/christmas-ne...

Our Director Prof Jon Heffernan attended the UK Semiconductor Centre Workshop in Southampton last week, which was part of a series of national workshops to share insights and help shape the UK Semiconductor Centre’s priorities. #semiconductors #UKSC

Registration for UK Semiconductors 2026 is now open! 🗓️ Dates: Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd July 2026 📍Location: Sheffield Hallam University 🔗 Book here: uksemiconductors.com?page_id=183 📹 View this year's video: uksemiconductors.com?page_id=3047

Our head of MOVPE, Dr Elisa Maddalena Sala, is giving an invited talk on 'Exploring the MOVPE growth of Droplet Epitaxy InAs/InP Quantum Dots for Quantum Photonic Application' at @iop.org's Quantum Dot Day tomorrow in Cardiff. iop.eventsair.com/qdd2025/

A reminder that we are exhibiting with University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre tomorrow at UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025! We will be at Booth 64 - hope to see you there! #QuantumShowcase25

We are exhibiting at @innovateuk.bsky.social's National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025 this Friday in London! We are collaborating with the Surrey Ion Beam Centre and will be at Booth 64. Hope to see you there! #QuantumShowcase25 #QuantumWeek

A paper titled 'Spin properties in droplet epitaxy grown telecom quantum dots' has been published from MOVPE growth at the National Epitaxy Facility, exploring the spin properties of telecom C-band Quantum Dots. journals.aps.org/prb/abstract...