UKESF BLOG
Get a personal view on developments in the Electronics sector and what the UKESF has been up to.
Guest blog by IET Prize-winning Graduated Scholar
Graduated UKESF Scholar Tarig Mustafa was named one of this year’s IET Prize winners for attaining the highest grade of all graduating students from the Department of Electrical and Electronic […]
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 […]
Guest blog post: UKESF Scholars Create Project for Schools
We know that providing children with ‘hands-on’ experiences works really well in promoting their interest in Electronics. There is nothing like the sense of satisfaction when you complete a project and […]
UKESF Scholar Guest Blog
At the UKESF we love the passion and enthusiasm for Electronics that students on our scholarship programme show. We also pride ourselves on our ability to find students who are […]