CUDOS – the Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems – has secured major funding for the next seven years. Totaling $33 million AUD, including $23.8 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC), it will build on its achievements in integrated photonics. Located at the University of Sydney’s School of Physics, CUDOS will mentor and train young researchers in the science and application of nanophotonics and photonic processing.