The UK Microsystems Network held its first PhD Summer School on the 8th of July 2026 at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, drawing PhD students from across the UK for a lively day of teaching and discussion. The UK Microsystems Network held its first PhD Summer School on the 8th of July 2026 at Homerton … Read more
The UK Microsystems Network held its first symposium on the 7th of July 2026 at Homerton College, Cambridge, bringing together researchers from across the country for a day of talks and posters. The UK Microsystems Network held its first symposium on the 7th of July 2026 at Homerton College, Cambridge. The event drew researchers from … Read more
Dr Hamza Shakeel of Queen’s University Belfast recently hosted a workshop on MEMS for Harsh Environments in Belfast, sponsored by the Microsystems Network. The event brought together leading researchers to share insights into emerging materials, fabrication techniques, and applications designed for extreme conditions. The workshop opened with a keynote from Prof. Dinesh Pamunuwa (University of … Read more
The UK Microsystems Network recently hosted a successful satellite workshop at Manchester Metropolitan University on the 18th of June, entitled “Engaging with the Microfluidics Industry” alongside the UK Microfluidics Conference. The event brought together researchers, start-ups and established companies for an afternoon focused on strengthening links between academia and the commercial microfluidics sector. Attendees heard … Read more
On the 17th June 2026, the UK Microsystems Network launched The Invisible Frontier: Towards a UK Microsystems Strategy at the Royal Society in London, the first comprehensive assessment of a sector that underpins technologies across defence, life sciences, AI infrastructure, and clean energy, yet has never before been measured as a distinct industrial activity. The … Read more
The UK Microsystems Network’s Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration Workshop, held at the University of Southampton on 10th June 2026, drew notably strong engagement from industry, underlining how central advanced packaging has become to the UK’s semiconductor and microsystems supply chain. Hosted and chaired by Ibrahim Sari of the University of Southampton, the free-to-attend event … Read more
On the 22nd of May 2026, the Micro-Acoustics and Noise Symposium was successfully held in the Great Hall at the Sutherland Building, Northumbria University, Newcastle. The event brought together more than 60 attendees, including academics, researchers, students, industry representatives and other stakeholders, for a full day of talks, demonstrations and networking.The symposium was sponsored by … Read more
Registration is now open for the Micro-Acoustics and Noise Symposium, a one-day event sponsored by the UK Microsystems Network, taking place on the 22nd of May 2026 at the Great Hall, Sutherland Building, Northumbria University Newcastle. The symposium will explore current advances in acoustics, noise, vibration, micro-acoustic sensors, acoustofluidics and ultrasonics, while also addressing major … Read more
The call for papers is now open for the 2026 UK Microsystems Symposium, taking place at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, on 6 and 7 July 2026. This year’s theme, Emerging Trends and Developments in Microsystems, will highlight the latest advances across the field and bring together researchers, industry, facility providers, and emerging talent from … Read more
A fascinating day at the UK Microsystems Workshop on modelling nonlinear MEMS in the Guildhall at York, chaired by Chun Zhao of the University of York, exploring how nonlinear dynamics are shaping sensing, energy harvesting, and microsystems-enabled computation for Edge AI. A series of excellent talks covered a wide span of the field, from Dr … Read more
