Our MOVPE Research Associate, Dr Nick Bailey, gave a talk at IOP's Quantum and Nanotechnology Undergraduate Day 2024 yesterday. Visit our website to find out more: nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/news-and-event…

We are pleased to share our Christmas Newsletter 2024! Wishing everyone a great Christmas and New Year from everyone at the National Epitaxy Facility. nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/news-and-event…

We held our annual all staff meeting at the University of Sheffield last week! The annual all day event enables staff to catch up and present their research highlights from the previous year and discuss upcoming opportunities and challenges.

It was a great pleasure to meet and greet Sheffield Central MP Abtisam Mohamed at Monday's All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting on Semiconductors in Westminster. There has never been a more exciting time in semiconductor research and technology! #Semiconductors

Our Sheffield MBE team attended the 2025 UK MBE meeting at the University of Warwick this week. Dr Edmund Clarke, Dr Pallavi Patil, Dr Akshay Verma and Senior Technician Richard Frith engaged in research presentations and networking with industry and academic experts. #ukmbe

This year's UK Semiconductors Conference is on 2-3 July! UKS 2025 will have a larger exhibition space, exhibitor presentations and some new sessions. The abstract deadline is coming up on 17 April - please visit the website for more details: uksemiconductors.com/?page_id=163

We are holding a PhD Open Day on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th May! Book your place below if you are an undergraduate or MSc student interested in undertaking a PhD studentship with us, and want to find out more about what we do: eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-epi…

The National Epitaxy Facility is having a PhD open day – Wednesday 14th May. Check the link for details! nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/news-and-event… #PhDposition #PhD UK Epitaxy Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The UK Semiconductors abstract deadline has been extended to next Friday 25th April! Please visit the Abstracts page on the UKS website for details on symposia and how to submit your abstract: uksemiconductors.com/?page_id=163

Our Head of Characterisation Dr Paul Fry attended SIOE 2025 conference this week at Cardiff University , organised by Compound Semiconductor Hub. Paul gave a presentation showcasing the NEF's role & capabilities including an introduction to the facility's new Micro-Transfer Printing tool.

We are delighted to announce The University of Sheffield has been awarded a £7 million investment to fund new MBE equipment, which will be installed at the National Epitaxy Facility! Read the full article here: shorturl.at/DyC9F

UK semiconductor research and development has received a £7m boost that will see the UK Epitaxy at The University of Sheffield use AI-driven equipment to develop new materials. #AI #semiconductorresearch theengineer.co.uk/content/news/u…

We attended the The University of Sheffield Careers Fair today to promote our PhD studentships! Our PhD Open Day is next Wednesday 14th May starting at 12:30, to sign up click here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-epi…

We held our bi-annual PhD Open Day yesterday at The University of Sheffield for undergraduate students to find out more about our Facility and PhD studentships. Our funded PhD studentships are available on the research & development of the epitaxy of semiconductor materials and devices.

NEF staff attended the bi-annual Programme Grant (‘Quantum and Many Body Physics Enabled by Advanced Semiconductor Nanotechnology’) Away Day at The University of Sheffield Edge Centre in April, organised by the Physics Department.

We are hiring! We are looking for a Research Associate in Molecular Beam Epitaxy to join us at The University of Sheffield The successful applicant will be responsible for the development of MBE of III-V semiconductors. Read the full description below: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research-A…

UK Semiconductors Conference 2025 starts tomorrow! Registration starts at 9:30am with the first session at 10:15am. We look forward to seeing you then! uksemiconductors.com

We are pleased to announce the next call for applications to the NEF Pump Priming scheme! Applications are now open with a deadline of Tuesday 9th September. To apply visit: nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/facility/pump-…

We are delighted to share the UK Semiconductors 2025 video! To view the conference photos click on the following link using Guest password UKS!25 - shorturl.at/0eRdh Many thanks to Laure Divisia-Astill of ADVA Photography. youtu.be/AZHIz_x58go

A reminder that the call for applications to the NEF Pump Priming scheme is open, with a deadline of Tuesday 9th September! The scheme provides a limited number of wafers to researchers free of charge and without the need for a current EPSRC grant. shorturl.at/22HR9