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Get a personal view on developments in the Electronics sector and what the UKESF has been up to.
Get a personal view on developments in the Electronics sector and what the UKESF has been up to.
As part of our skills advocacy work on behalf of the UK’s Electronics sector, we have recently responded to two […]
At the UKESF, our charitable purpose is to encourage more young people to study Electronics and to pursue careers in […]
Technology is the future, and Electronics Engineering is a fascinating career that is integral to advances in healthcare, net zero, […]
By Andy Gothard, Director of Programmes, UKESF In the few short weeks since I joined UKESF there has been one […]
The UKESF is pleased to share its Impact Report 2023-24. Highlights from the year include: A record number of Scholarship […]
By Stewart Edmondson Each year, towards the end of the Summer, we host 60 UKESF Scholars in York for our […]
By Stewart Edmondson It is a simple enough and reasonably sounding question to ask “are the graduates entering our industry […]
Spark their imagination; power their future, a new programme for 2024 from UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) and Compound Semiconductor […]
University College London (UCL) becomes the 29th leading UK university to partner with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF). Students* […]
By Stew Edmondson, CEO, UKESF It’s been almost a year since the Government launched their National Semiconductor Strategy and we […]
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) has partnered up with the Royal Institution to deliver a series of Computer Science […]
UKESF and Apple continue partnership inspiring Girls into Electronics The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF), in collaboration with Apple, has […]
Supporting our scholars to develop their professional network is central to the Scholarship Scheme. For the 7th consecutive year, the […]
The UKESF Scholarship Scheme is a fantastic initiative that I recommend to anyone studying Electronics The UKESF Scholar of the […]
The BrightSparks Awards celebrate some of the most talented young electronic engineers in the UK. The UK Electronics Skills Foundation […]
And the winner is…the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF)! The UKESF Girls into Electronics 2022 programme won the Educational Support […]
We know that the ability to do hands-on, practical, work is a crucial part of any Engineer’s skillset and that […]
Coventry University becomes the 28th leading UK university to work with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF). Students* from the […]
The UKESF Renesas Award for Female Students is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable work experience, during a paid summer […]
“I went in with very high hopes for the workshop, yet my expectations were easily exceeded!” A key part of […]
Photo credit: King’s College London Girls Into Electronics more than doubles its impact in 2023 with students participating from over […]
In2scienceUK gives young people from low-income backgrounds the opportunity to gain essential insights into STEM careers with dedicated professional mentors. […]
Highest ever number of scholarships awarded Even more companies involved The UKESF has now connected more than 750 undergraduates with […]
During my eight years leading the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF), demand for graduates has always been high but now […]
As an educational charity, the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) collaborates with major companies, leading universities and other third-sector organisations, […]
“The great thing about electronics, I found, was that every day is a new challenge – and everything is possible. […]
Friday 23 June is International Women in Engineering Day #INWED23. At the UKESF, we’ve been a long-time supporter and this […]
“EDA Solutions was an early voice and supporter of the initiative which became UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF). The foundation […]
We very much welcome the publication of the Government’s long-awaited National Semiconductor Strategy. Semiconductors are critical to the functioning of […]
Stew Edmondson, Chief Executive Officer at UKESF, introduces a new report, Future Engineering Skills in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, compiled […]
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF), in collaboration with Apple, has announced its exciting ‘Girls into Electronics’ programme for 2023. […]
UKESF Scholarships are awarded to the most motivated and capable undergraduate students, and since the Scheme started we have supported […]
I hope that through this Award I can inspire and motivate more young girls to study Electronics and showcase to […]
“We can not let historical imbalances allow young women to be deterred from such an amazing field.” Supporting our Scholars […]
Lynn has made a significant contribution to gender diversity in Electronic Engineering through her work at the UKESF. For over […]
The growth in our Scholarship Scheme demonstrates a clear commitment from industry to develop the next generation of Electronics Engineers. […]
“The best skill set for a good engineer is the ability to solve problems that never existed before” The continual […]
For those who are determined to create and succeed, there are opportunities for them on the horizon. So, keep going! […]
“I would highly recommend the workshop to everyone, lots of new skills were learned and will be implemented in my […]
We’ve shown that there is considerable interest among students about PEMD, which is very encouraging. We now need to provide […]
Prepare for further study and a career in the Electronics sector by exploring electronic technology in context We are delighted […]
The Renesas Award for Female Undergraduates is a collaboration between Renesas (formerly Dialog) and the UKESF. The Award supports females […]
“Seeing all the possibilities of what you could do during an Electronics degree seemed to spark that sense of awe […]
“We are delighted to be joining the UK Electronics Skills Foundation as a partner University.” Professor Anthony Gachagan, University of […]
For over 10 years, the UKESF Scholarship Scheme has helped industry to recruit the brightest and most motivated students into […]
We are delighted to have been awarded a prestigious Princess Royal Training Award 2022. The Award honours organisations who have […]
As we emerge from the COVID pandemic, this has been an outstandingly successful year for the UKESF Scholarship Scheme. Through […]
As a growing charity, it is important that the UKESF has effective governance arrangements in place. Last year, our Board […]
The UKESF is working hard to tackle the shortage of engineers in the Electronics sector. To date, almost 400 students […]
International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED) celebrated its 9th anniversary last month. Started by a good friend of the UKESF […]
“What separates EW BrightSparks from other high achievers is the commitment to helping other people as well.” Richard Watts, Electronics Weekly […]
“As an industry we embed our technology so well that […] it is completely hidden from view and it’s functionality […]
At the UKESF, we are working hard to address the gender imbalance in the Electronics sector, for instance through our […]
Today marks ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’, declared by the UN in 2015 to advocate full and […]
Demand for Radio Frequency engineering and communications engineers continues to grow. With sponsorship from the Radio Communication Foundation (RCF) and support […]
Above image: UKESF Scholar attendees with guest speaker Piers Linney (centre) On 9th December 2021 the UKESF attended the annual […]
2021’s Scholar of the Year Oana Lazar exceeded expectations during her 12-month placement with Siemens and demonstrated exceptional academic performance, […]
“Electronics as a field appeals to me as it allowed the advancement of human society as we know it and […]
The Dialog Award for Female Undergraduates is a collaboration between Dialog Semiconductor and the UKESF. The Award supports females who are […]
“In the UK, we are seeing a renewed focus on technology and innovation, for instance around electrification. This means that […]
Following a year’s break due to the pandemic, the UKESF Scholars’ Workshop was back this September and more successful than […]
The UKESF has been featured in an 8-page supplement in the latest edition of Electronics Weekly, celebrating 10 years of […]
Our successful Scholarship Scheme is at the heart of the UKESF. Over the last 10 years, we have supported over […]
Explore-a-Synth is an exciting new offering from the “Electronics Everywhere” family of projects for secondary schoolchildren. Developed in collaboration with […]
We organised another highly successful Girls into Electronics in July. Over the three days, attendees of the virtual course sponsored […]
Our Scheme is widely recognised as an exemplar of engagement between Higher Education and industry Pictured above are the attendees […]
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UKESF, we thought we should look back to the very beginning to […]
In this series of posts we will hear from those involved with the creation of the UKESF, reflect on some […]
Last week we launched an exciting new initiative called ‘Insight into Electronics’, a collaboration between the UKESF and Aston University. We […]
“The fact that the UKESF is still around and going strong is testimony to its value to industry, universities and […]
The UKESF is working hard to support the Electronics Sector. Despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, we are delighted […]
“This prototype has provided a very viable proof of concept of a smart interactive map, fulfilling the brief of answering […]
“Between them they have an excellent range of relevant experience, from marketing to business management, which will be very relevant […]
In2scienceUK upskills young people from low income backgrounds by providing them with high quality careers guidance, STEM skills experiences and […]
“The key thing is to gain some hands-on experience. This is essential to build up both knowledge and ‘know-how” Increasingly […]
At King’s we are determined to address diversity through staff and students, so we are particularly excited by the directed […]
“It gives women a better chance, changing it from a man’s world to anybody’s world.” Lydia Moore, University of Southampton […]
Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, there was strong competition for the prestigious Scholar of the Year Award. Kindly […]
“With Dialog’s generous support, we are encouraging the country’s brightest female engineering prospects to choose Electronics for their university studies.” […]
“I thoroughly enjoyed designing and working on my project so the opportunity to be recognised for the success I achieved […]
Despite all the disruption caused by the pandemic, we were able to run the 2020 RF Engineering & Communications Competition, […]
“I hope to learn vital tools that will help me in achieving my career goals, to become a leader like […]
The UKESF has pledged its support for Tomorrow’s Engineers Code. Launched in October 2020, the Code is a commitment to […]
This year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it is really heartening to see even more companies joining our Scholarship Scheme. This […]
The biggest impact this project had on me was the introduction to deep learning. Yanislav Donchev Last year, with the […]
This year, we saw more than 2,000 additional girls taking Physics than in 2010; this is a 25% increase over […]
“I am humbled to be amongst the list of previous worthy award winners.” Prof Bashir Al-Hashimi CBE FREng Professor Bashir […]
In2scienceUK promotes social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. Rebecca McKelvey, CEO, In2scienceUK The UKESF is delighted […]
The UKESF is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2020 Automotive Electronics Competition, run in partnership with AESIN and […]
Neon is a new website for teachers, careers co-ordinators and school leaders that aims to inspire students through experiences and […]
The UKESF has just published its Annual Review for 2019/20 – read it HERE. “This has been a difficult period […]
“Surely better to be innovative and fail, rather than fail to see what will arrive and consume the value of […]
“It is vitally important to have a national platform for these ‘role models’ in order to help inspire more youngsters […]
“The kit features hands-on activities with a circuit board that teach core electronics concepts to A-level Computer Science students.” An […]
#ISOLATIONINTERN is helping UK startups recruit students and researchers during COVID-19 The UKESF is proud to be supporting Blackfinch Ventures’ […]
94% of companies praised the quality of applicants for the UKESF Scholarship Scheme The UKESF is delighted to report that, […]
“We are encouraging universities to work with their industrial partners to create postgraduate programmes based on this new Apprenticeship Standard. […]
“We are able to cut visors at a rate of around one every 2 minutes” Nathan Ruttley We are living […]
“Working from the inside, as it were, it is possible to shape the strategic direction of the school: to ensure […]
“It is vitally important to have a national platform for these ‘role models’ in order to help inspire more youngsters […]
“I was unfamiliar with a lot of this, and it was a fun challenge to first understand what it was […]
The UKESF is pleased to welcome the University of Warwick as our 24th university partner, meaning company sponsors are able […]
So it’s 2020 and the future is here. For a while I’ve been using this graphic when I talk about developing […]
“Multiple opportunities to network with both companies and other female engineers, which was both informative and empowering, and many of […]
Graduated UKESF Scholar Tarig Mustafa was named one of this year’s IET Prize winners for attaining the highest grade of […]
“Winning this award means a lot to me. There is always room for me to improve my confidence and professional […]
“Taking part in the competition made me think deeper about the road ahead for automotive cybersecurity.” David Kong, Automotive Electronics […]
“At the macro-level, the skills challenge can be distilled to this: getting good people into the workplace with the right […]
Earlier this year, graduated UKESF Scholar Nikolay Momchev was named winner of the 2019 Innovation Challenge (sponsored by SEMTA), along […]
The finalists of the inaugural Embedded Systems Competition were awarded on 6th November 2019 at the annual TechWorks Awards & […]
“The UKESF has provided me with the opportunity to meet many marvellous people.” Hugo McNally, joint Scholar of the Year […]
“This is a fantastic initiative; supporting and encouraging students is really important for Dialog, as a business.” Ian Kent, Senior […]
“Fantastic four days, can’t believe I got paid for that! Many thanks!” 2019 Workshop attendee The UKESF Scholar Workshop is […]
The UKESF connects the most capable Electronics undergraduates with leading companies in the sector The UKESF is delighted to welcome […]
Swansea University is internationally renowned for research into power electronics, telecommunications, nanotechnology and biometrics Swansea University is the 23rd leading […]
The UKESF is delighted to welcome Queen’s University, Belfast, to the Scholarship Scheme. The addition of Northern Ireland’s only Russell […]
As the annual Scholarship Scheme application window draws closer, the UKESF is delighted to welcome two new Company Partners: Collins […]
Hosted by Royal Holloway, University of London, and run in conjunction with The Smallpeice Trust, the UKESF’s first ‘Girls into Electronics’ […]
“Agreement by the Government for this Standard … is a significant milestone and it offers a major opportunity for employers.” […]
On 26th June the UKESF celebrated the three finalists of the 2019 RF Engineering & Communications Competition as part of […]
“Many of the students came and thanked me and said how much they enjoyed it” Eddie Ball, Reader in RF […]
The UKESF has been featured in an article on the CW (Cambridge Wireless) website, ‘Are you missing out on the […]
This year we had a record number of UKESF Scholarships awarded to female undergraduates – 16% of the overall number […]
“Are we abandoning an industry responsible for 6% of our GDP?” asked our great friend and UKESF Trustee Neil Dickins […]
Over 95% of respondents to a recent survey said that they would recommend the UKESF Scheme to another company With […]
The EW BrightSparks 2019 have just been announced, and the UKESF is delighted to congratulate the four scholars who made […]
The UKESF is delighted to announce a new competition to raise awareness about and interest in embedded systems among undergraduates […]
“The Automotive Electronics industry is going through unprecedented change, and the security challenges we face … will be solved by […]
“Different types of people have different types of thinking… having a different way to approach something is useful.” Khadijah Ismail […]
The number of UKESF Scholarships awarded to Electronics undergraduates at partner universities for 2018/19 has risen by 26% compared to […]
Einstein famously proclaimed that “the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over, and then […]
“[It] was the first time I’d been in a room with so many successful women so that was really empowering.” […]
Offering apprenticeships can help companies tackle their skills challenges; however, we need to do more to raise awareness about degree-level […]
“Young electronics engineers make great ‘real’ models and we encourage them to share their experiences.” Stew Edmondson, CEO, UKESF I […]
“This award will not only benefit myself, but also those I work with now and in the future.” Lauren Page […]
On 22nd November the UKESF attended the annual TechWorks Awards & Gala Dinner, London, to announce the Scholar of the […]
Fact. In comparison to other types of engineering, Electronics is relatively unpopular. Analysing the reasons why is at the heart […]
Two UKESF Scholars from the University of Edinburgh recently travelled to India to lead practical electronics workshops with children, contributing […]
On 25th July the UKESF held an award ceremony for the finalists of the RF Engineering & Communications Competition at […]
Like many organisations, we list our espoused believes and values on our website. One of these values is to be […]
Three UKESF scholars from the University of Edinburgh have gone above and beyond the outreach obligations of their scholarships by […]
We know that providing children with ‘hands-on’ experiences works really well in promoting their interest in Electronics. There is nothing like […]
At the UKESF we love the passion and enthusiasm for Electronics that students on our scholarship programme show. We also […]
Welcome to our Skills Special blog post. We always include a ‘skills’ item in our normal quarterly newsletter (sign up […]
“UKESF has already provided me with excellent opportunities but to have this additional career development support as well is invaluable!” […]
“It is far more effective than being lectured to and brings out key skills, such as negotiation and communication, in […]
On 3rd July 2017 the UKESF held a Celebration Event at The IET, Savoy Place, to mark five years since the graduation […]
“Not only do bright and well educated undergraduates make a valuable contribution to our engineering projects we also benefit from […]
“The biggest success stories in any industry come from organisations that nurture talent at grass roots level.” Bill Parsons, ARM […]
UKESF was founded by a collaboration of public bodies, private companies and UK universities to address the threat of the […]
Members of the UKESF Strategic Advisory Board have been explaining how UKESF fits with Government and sector skills council initiatives […]
“For me, one of the key components of the UKESF programme is the school liaison. To start to turn the […]
The UKESF Industry Founders are offering over 20 scholarships to undergraduate students at our Partner Universities. UKESF Industry Founders offering […]
“Forward-looking electronics companies need to sign-up to the UKESF programme and help address what is a national concern of strategic […]