Celebrating the success of SUSSP81!
Read about our summer school held in Stirling in June 2025
Supervisor training
Read about our annual training event for CDT supervisors
Celebrating 21 years!
2022 marked our anniversary as the UK's longest running Applied Photonics Centre for Doctoral Training
2023/24 Annual Report
Read about the Centre's most recent achievements in our 2023/24 Annual Report
Our four year programme places our research students on industry inspired projects leading to award of PhD or EngD. The EngD qualification is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students seeking a career in industry, and reflects the innovative nature of industrial research.
Students spend around 75% of their time working directly with a company, in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses.
The research projects will offer benefits to your company by:
Increasing the research portfolio in a cost-effective way
Providing access to University laboratories and facilities
- Creating opportunities to make contacts with other sponsor companies
- Aiding the retention of existing staff who wish to study for a doctorate degree and continue with their employment
Fully-funded scholarships available
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Annual Report 2023/24
now available!
