UKESF BLOG
Get a personal view on developments in the Electronics sector and what the UKESF has been up to.
Graduated Scholar Fighting the Spread of COVID-19
We are living in extraordinary times, and engineers are doing remarkable work to come up with innovative solutions to help our key workers. Graduated UKESF Scholar Nathan Ruttley (University of […]
“Take a Closer Look”; a School Needs You
As part of my role at the UKESF, I often speak to industry audiences about the skills-related challenges that we face. The most fundamental challenge is how to get more […]
The Future is Here
So it’s 2020 and the future is here. For a while I’ve been using this graphic when I talk about developing engineering undergraduates through our UKESF Scholarship Scheme: It comes […]
Millennials in the Electronics Workforce
This blog post is based upon an abridged version my presentation at the recent TechWorks Industry Summit. I wanted to share with you something that caught my eye recently; it […]
Towards Gender Parity in Electronics – Are There Signs of Progress?
Ahead of this year’s #INWED on 23rd June, I wanted to return to the topic of gender parity in our sector. Modern day Electronics is about using technology creatively to […]
Left Brain, Right Brain? Supporting the UKESF is a ‘No Brainer’
“Are we abandoning an industry responsible for 6% of our GDP?” asked our great friend and UKESF Trustee Neil Dickins in his recent IC Resources blog post. In his post, […]
Something ‘Different’
Einstein famously proclaimed that “the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over, and then expecting different results”. Last year, in our work to try raise […]
We Need ‘Real’ Models, not ‘Role’ Models
I recently read a blog post from The Institute of Engineering & Technology bemoaning the lack of role models. The post reported findings from a study, that young students lack […]
Parents – They Aren’t to Blame*
Fact. In comparison to other types of engineering, Electronics is relatively unpopular. Analysing the reasons why is at the heart of the challenge for the UKESF. The evidence is stark. […]
Collaborate or Die
Like many organisations, we list our espoused believes and values on our website. One of these values is to be ‘collaborative’. We say that we “share ideas and work enthusiastically […]