News & Events

The next call for applications to our Pump Priming scheme is open from Thursday 1st October 2026. The scheme is designed to stimulate UK strategic…

Please enjoy reading a summary of the last six months in our Summer Newsletter! National Epitaxy Facility Summer NewsletterDownload

We are delighted to share the conference video from UK Semiconductors 2026. This year's conference was another fantastic success, bringing together researchers, industry partners, and…

We were proud to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd June. At the National Epitaxy Facility, we our proud that over 30%…

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.