The Vice-Chancellor was in Cambridge on a two-day tour of the unversity's Engineering department and the Department of Materials Science.

Professor Syed Imtiaz Gilani, Vice-Chancellor of Pakistan's University of Engineering and Technology (UET) visited the IfM.

The Vice-Chancellor was in Cambridge on a two-day tour of the unversity's Engineering department and the Department of Materials Science. He was using the visit to assess the potential for PhD placements under UET's scholarship scheme.

After being welcomed by Professor Mike Gregory, the Vice-Chancellor toured the building and met with Dr Bill O'Neill in the photonics laboratory.

The Vice-Chancellor's visit to the Engineering department also included a tour of the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) also on the West Cambridge site.