There are more than 90 state-of-the-art labs to work in and over 200 researchers working in all areas of photonics.
The Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton has an excellent track record of publishing in high profile research journals and in leading international conferences. Former PhD and postdoctoral researchers have made successful careers in Universities worldwide or as scientists and business leaders in industry. The quality of our research outputs, the cluster of spin-off companies and the worldwide network of successful alumni place the ORC amongst the top institutes worldwide for doctoral research.
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