Integrated photonics education kit to target skills shortage
6 March 2019
The toolkit is designed to bring integrated photonics into earlier stages of the science and engineering curriculum
skills shortage
Scotland’s photonics sector: Addressing the skills shortage
17 October 2018
Stephen Taylor, CEO of Technology Scotland, describes how the association’s activities are addressing the demand for skilled personnel in the Scottish photonics sector
Preparing for the quantum age
29 March 2018
Dr Graeme Malcolm OBE, CEO and co-founder of M Squared Lasers, highlights the importance of a strategic response to the changing face of industry
Could Industry 4.0 help bridge the workforce gap?
28 February 2018
Amy Eskilson, president and CEO of Inrad Optics, says that Industry 4.0, in addition to public-private partnerships, could help bridge the workforce gap
Science advocacy and education outreach key for future of photonics
9 January 2018
With the industry gearing up for Photonics West 2018, Dr Eugene Arthurs, CEO, and Peter Hallett, director of marketing and industry relations, SPIE, point to science advocacy and education outreach as key for the future of photonics
Finding common ground on gender issues in optics and photonics
8 December 2017
Optical research engineer, Katie Schwertz, discusses the need for mutual understanding and empathy within the photonics community in order to move towards gender equity
Photonics impact and skills shortage highlighted to UK government
24 July 2017
A group advocating photonics with the UK government has emphasised the wide-ranging and innovation-driving role of light-based technologies – and the need for workforce training in the field – at its recent meeting in London
Brexit and Trump to hinder recruitment, executives suggest
10 February 2017
Jessica Rowbury reports from a Photonics West panel, where possible implications of Brexit and the Trump administration were debated
Engineer shortage a 'concern' for optics industry
23 February 2016
Greg Blackman and Jessica Rowbury find that firms at SPIE Photonics West are crying out for optical scientists
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