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Photonex: Calls for fresh approaches to photonics workforce diversity

Photonex panel

The Photonex panel: Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Research Fellow in Silicon Photonics at Southampton University; Alison McLeod, Opening Up Photonics, Technology Scotland; Kirsty Annand, Opening Up Photonics, Programme Manager for The UK Tech Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging; Carol Monaghan, MP and Chair of the APPG on Photonics

Parents are the biggest influencers of children's choices and we don't talk enough about their role in driving the take-up of STEM subjects to help solve the recruitment issues in photonics.

That was the message coming from Carol Monaghan, MP for Glasgow North West and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Photonics, at Photonex.

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