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One of our PhD students Katie O'Flaherty gave an insightful talk this week at the Pint of Science UK event in Sheffield!

We successfully hosted our first ever Virtual Open Day and Early Career Researcher (ECR) event on Monday 13 April

We were delighted to welcome both EPSRC and the UK Semiconductor Centre to the Facility in Sheffield at the beginning of March

It was a pleasure to be involved in a visit from the Office for Quantum from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on Monday at the The University of Sheffield

We have partnered with REWIRE-IKC, CHIMES-IKC and The Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub for a Sustainable Future to launch a new opportunity to help drive meaningful change in the UK semiconductor sector.

We are undertaking a community consultation to inform our strategic development for the next 5-10 years.

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).

We are excited to announce we are holding the first National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) Virtual Open Day and Early Career Researcher (ECR) event on Monday 13th April 2026. 

We are pleased to announce the next call for applications to the NEF Pump Priming scheme is open from Monday 2nd March - Friday 10th April.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at the National Epitaxy Facility! Please see our Christmas Newsletter below. We hope you enjoy reading a…

Director Jon Heffernan and Head of MOVPE, Dr Elisa Sala, co-authored the paper titled 'Spin properties in droplet epitaxy grown telecom quantum dots' with the…

Our Director, Prof Jon Heffernan, has been interviewed by the University of Sheffield showcasing the strength of our semiconductor research and spin out companies. The…