UKESF NEWS
Catch up on the latest headlines from the UKESF and the Electronics sector.
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 […]
UKESF Combats UK Talent Crisis with #TurnOnToElectronics Initiative
~ Electronics sector, which contributes 6% of UK GDP, faces overwhelming skills shortage ~ ~ Campaign to beat crisis is supported by TV’s Georgie Barrat plus leading UK universities ~ […]
Royal Holloway joins the UKESF
Royal Holloway, University of London, is the 21st leading academic institution to partner with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation, joining 20 other universities working with the UKESF and meaning that, […]
11 New Companies Join Scholarship Scheme for 2018 Applications
The UKESF is celebrating a record number of new sponsoring companies for its prestigious Scholarship Scheme this year, with 11 new companies joining the scheme for the 2018 round of […]
Scholar Workshop 2018
Regarded as a highlight of the UKESF Scholarship Scheme, the residential Scholar Workshop encourages both personal and professional development, and this year took place from 2nd to 6th September at […]
UKESF Scholars take Electronics Workshop to India
Two UKESF Scholars from the University of Edinburgh recently travelled to India to lead practical electronics workshops with children, contributing to the ground-breaking work undertaken by the Familia organisation near […]