UKESF NEWS
Catch up on the latest headlines from the UKESF and the Electronics sector.
Announcing new Embedded Systems Competition
The UKESF is delighted to announce a new competition to raise awareness about and interest in embedded systems among undergraduates studying Electronics. Kindly sponsored by company partner UltraSoC, the competition […]
Announcing new Automotive Electronics Competition
The automotive sector is changing radically. Integrated Electronic Systems (ES) are becoming increasingly important and sophisticated, totaling as much as 40% of the components of some vehicles. Electronics accounts for […]
BBC highlights lack of girls studying Electronics
A recent article on the BBC website has drawn attention to the lack of girls studying Electronics, as well as the difficulty of finding an academic institution offering the A-level, […]
Number of Scholarships Awarded Up from Last Year
The number of UKESF Scholarships awarded to Electronics undergraduates at partner universities for 2018/19 has risen by 26% compared to the previous academic year. Applicants were able to apply to […]
UKESF female scholars attend WES Student Conference for third year, with kind support from Enigma
For the third year in a row, the UKESF supported the final-year female scholars to attend the annual Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Student Conference with all-expenses-paid places. Attendance was kindly […]
New Apprenticeship Factsheet for Electronics Employers
Offering apprenticeships can help companies tackle their skills challenges; however, we need to do more to raise awareness about degree-level apprenticeship programmes among employers. Therefore, the UKESF has created a […]
Announcing new Internship Programme
The UKESF is launching a new Internship Programme, offering first-year undergraduates and foundation-year students at its 21 partner universities the opportunity to undertake a paid summer work placement with no […]
Compound Semiconductor Skills Survey 2018
Compound semiconductors have enabled a wide range of communications and sensing applications, and will play an increasingly important role in next generation technologies – from connected autonomous vehicles to robotics, […]
Skills 4 UK Scholar’s Award 2018 Winner Announced
The recipient of the 2018 Skills 4 UK Scholar’s Award is Lauren Page (UKESF Scholar 2016–19), who studies at the University of Surrey and is sponsored by Renesas. Lauren will […]
Announcing UKESF Scholar of the Year & Launching National Campaign at TechWorks Awards & Gala Dinner 2018
On 22nd November the UKESF attended the annual TechWorks Awards & Gala Dinner, London, to announce the Scholar of the Year Award winner and launch a new national campaign to […]