UKESF NEWS
Catch up on the latest headlines from the UKESF and the Electronics sector.
Thank You to Our Sponsor Companies
With the participation of our sponsor companies, we are delighted to say that the UKESF Scholarship Scheme has become even more successful this year. We really appreciate their support and […]
UKESF Scholars Receive National Recognition
The EW BrightSparks 2019 have just been announced, and the UKESF is delighted to congratulate the four scholars who made the list this year. This is a fantastic result; double […]
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, […]