UKESF NEWS
Catch up on the latest headlines from the UKESF and the Electronics sector.
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 […]
UKESF continues support of Electronics and Computer Science Taster Course
At the end of July the UKESF supported the University of Southampton’s Electronics and Computer Science Taster Course for the third year running. The five-day residential course is designed for […]
UKESF-Headstart Summer School 2018
The UKESF-sponsored Summer School for 2018 took place 23–27 July at the University of Bristol, and was organised in partnership with Headstart EDT and the Faculty of Engineering at Bristol. […]
RF Competition Finalists Awarded in Bristol
On 25th July the UKESF held an award ceremony for the finalists of the RF Engineering & Communications Competition at the University of Bristol. This annual competition, run in partnership […]
Electronics CPD event for Teachers is “Excellent”
Following a successful pilot last year, the UKESF is continuing to work in partnership with the University of Southampton by supporting CPD workshops in Electronics, Computing and Physics for A-level […]
Further Growth for Successful Schools Project
This year, with generous support from the ERA Foundation and 16 companies in the Electronics sector, the Music Mixer project has grown significantly to reach even more schools. Working with […]
Local schoolchildren get stuck into Robokid kits
The UKESF has supplied Ashton Keynes Primary School with several Robokid kits to trial out with their pupils. Robokid is a hands-on electronics project for use in the classroom with […]
Level 7 Apprenticeship Standard – Consultation
The UKESF is working with a number of employers as part of a Trailblazer Group to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the Electronics sector. This will be for the […]