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  • Why Mentorship Matters in Photonics

    Photonics is one of the most complex and specialist areas of deep tech. Careers often span academia and industry, research timelines are long, and progression pathways are not always clearly defined.

  • How Heriot-Watt’s Graduate Apprenticeships Benefit Employers

    For businesses facing persistent skills shortages, particularly in engineering, digital technologies and the built environment, Graduate Apprenticeships offer a practical and strategic workforce development pathway.

  • Scotland’s Critical Technologies Are Scaling — Now the Talent Must Follow

    Scotland’s critical technologies sector is reaching a pivotal point in its growth.

  • Closing the Deep Tech Leadership Gap

    Technical leadership is critical for innovation, growth, and organisational success for today’s Deep Tech companies’.

  • Scotland’s Deep Tech Momentum and its associated recruitment challenge!

    Scotland’s deep tech sector is no longer an emerging story it’s a scaling one.

  • What Hiring Leaders Are Prioritising in Today’s Market

    UK Deep Tech Recruitment Trends

  • From Maths Struggles to Optical Engineering Success: Sophia Fox’s Inspiring Path pt.1

    Ben Hanley is chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee, in this role he interviewed Sophia Fox, an experienced Optical Engineer at EDR Medeso, about her journey from struggling with maths to a flourishing international career in Photonics!

  • The future of UK microelectronics and the talent powering it.

    Ahead of Microelectronics UK 2025, Ben Hanley, owner of recruiter Enigma People Solutions, shared his insight around what the UK is doing well and where it can improve, as well as how those in the industry, whether looking to upskill or get their foot in the door, can stand out. 

  • From Maths Struggles to Optical Engineering Success: Sophia Fox’s Inspiring Path pt.3

    Ben Hanley, is chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee and in this role, he interviewed Sophia Fox, an experienced Optical Engineer at EDR Medeso, about her journey from struggling with maths to a flourishing international career in Photonics! In part 3 of our interview with Sophia we discuss how she overcame challenges in her career to date and how having good people around helps her get out and experience life.

  • From Maths Struggles to Optical Engineering Success: Sophia Fox’s Inspiring Path pt.2

    Ben Hanley is chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee, in this role he interviewed Sophia Fox, an experienced Optical Engineer at EDR Medeso, about her journey from struggling with maths to a flourishing international career in Photonics! In Part two we hear about how Sophia learned what was right for her and what attracted her to a career in Photonics.

  • Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry: Eleni’s journey in Photonics pt.2

    In this blog Ben Hanley, in his role of chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee interviews Eleni Margariti, who holds a PhD in Physics and works as a research scientist specialising in hybrid integrated opto-electronic systems and devices.

  • Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry: Eleni’s journey in Photonics pt.1

    In this blog Ben Hanley, in his role of chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee interviews Eleni Margariti, who holds a PhD in Physics and works as a research scientist specialising in hybrid integrated opto-electronic systems and devices.

  • Step out of your comfort zone – Interview with Susannah Heck

    In this blog, Ben Hanley, in his role as chair of the Opening up Photonics steering committee interviews Susannah Heck, a Principal Engineer with Effect Photonics, about how learning to step out of her comfort zone helped her navigate a career in Photonics.

  • Launchpad Case Study

    Why close collaboration and relationship building is vital when recruiting key people.

  • Perfect Time for Prospectors: A key moment in the Deep Tech jobs landscape!

    As we move past the first 3rd of 2025 there are some subtle changes happening in the Deep Tech jobs landscape.

  • Hiring activity declines again in March 2025

    The KPMG/REC Report on Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide an indication each month of labour market trends. Here are some of the key points from the March 2025 survey.

  • Demand for staff continues to fall rapidly

    Recruitment consultancies signalled a reduction in overall vacancies for the sixteenth month running in February 2025

  • Permanent staff vacancies decline at the steepest rate since August 2020

    The KPMG/REC Report on Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide an indication each month of labour market trends. Here are some of the key points from the January 2025.