News & Events

The National Epitaxy Facility welcomes the release of the UK National Strategy for Semiconductors; announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

We are pleased to announce our UK roadshows have resumed again after Covid, with a successful visit to the University of Manchester in May.

The scheme has recently been expanded to cover a broader range of materials.
Applications are now open with a deadline of Friday, 12th May 2023.

An Industrial CASE award is available for a PhD studentship in the Epitaxial Growth and Characterisation of Novel Materials for Long-Wavelength semiconductor lasers & detectors.

We are delighted to announce the growth of our team and internal promotions in the Facility.

We are pleased to announce the UK Semiconductors conference will be held on the 12th and 13th July 2023 at Sheffield Hallam University.

We are delighted to see an article on the National Epitaxy Facility published this week in the Compound Semiconductor magazine: "A National Treasure. The UK's central growth facility".

We have 6 funded PhD studentships available for the Autumn 2023 intake. If you are interested, please attend our Open Day on Wednesday 29th March 2023 for prospective PhD students.

We are delighted to announce that the National Epitaxy Facility has been awarded almost £500,000 for core equipment by the EPSRC.

The Materials for Quantum Network (M4QN) launch event took place in Manchester on the 16th - 17th January and was a great success!

A new MOVPE (Metal Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxy) reactor has been commissioned at the National Epitaxy Facility’s headquarters at the University of Sheffield in August 2022.

There is yet another opportunity to join our diverse team! We are looking for a proactive Senior Technician with experience of managing active laboratory facilities.