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Photon Science Institute

New Lasers in the Photon Science Institute

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Patrick Parkinson

23 Jul 2021

The group have received and comissioned a new ultrafast laser system courtesy of an EPSRC World-Class Labs grant! The new system, a 20W PHAROS/ORPHEUS-HP can provide tunable 250fs laser pulses from 315nm to 16,000nm at pulse energies up to 10microjoules and repetition rates of 200kHz.

Are you staying, or are you stuck? Career optionality for researchers

Are you staying, or are you stuck? Career optionality for researchers

In 2012 I stepped down from a lectureship-level role and spent 18 months stuck, never once considering leaving academia. Strong academic identity makes exit unthinkable. But if you can't leave, staying is a default, not a choice. Universities can make it an active decision.
29 Sep 2026 4 min read
Thanks to Lola

Thanks to Lola

A huge thanks to Dolores Mortimer, summer intern this year, who automated the collection of over 4000 identifiers (ORCID, openAlex, Scopus, UKRI GtR etc) so we could change the question from 'find and tell us your data' to a quick 'are these correct'.
28 Sep 2026 1 min read
Professor Parkinson

Professor Parkinson

I've been promoted to Professor of Applied Physics at Manchester.
04 Aug 2026 1 min read
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