Department of Electronic Engineering
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We are one of the UK's leading departments in Electronic Engineering and best in the country for the percentage of our graduates in employment within one year of leaving us (87%) (Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset 2017).
We offer a range of rewarding taught MSc programmes.
See available PhD research projects and studentships or browse the Department's research portfolio and publications database.
Read about the careers of recent graduates from our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Electronic Engineering, a department dedicated to world-leading research and teaching in Electronic Engineering. Our research groups play significant roles on the national and international stage, collaborating with major industries and securing funding from research councils. In the latest REF assessment, 87% of our work was assessed as world leading or internationally excellent. With respect to our teaching, in the most recent NSS survey in 2016 we were rated in the top 10 nationally for teaching quality (for the third year running) and in the top 5 for academic support. We offer a wide range of degree programmes specifically designed to educate you to be a world class engineer and maximise your full potential.
Prof. Jon Timmis
Head of Department
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Graduate Destinations
Read about the careers of recent graduates from our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Supporting Women in Engineering
The Department of Electronic Engineering holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. Find out more about the Department's work in this area on our Women in Engineering pages.
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PhDs and Research
- EPSRC PhD studentship in 'Microscopy Techniques for the Characterisation of Buried Interfaces' October 2017 entry
- See available PhD research projects or browse the Department's research portfolio and publications database
News
Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2017
The Department of Electronic Engineering has been ranked first in the country when it comes to graduates finding jobs within one year of leaving the university.
Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2017
Scientists at the University of York and SimOmics Ltd have developed a new online data sharing system which could reduce the need for hundreds of laboratory tests on animals.
Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2017
Dr David Chesmore from the Department of Electronic Engineering has been interviewed by the BBC for the Radio 4 Today programme about using acoustics to detect furniture beetle in furniture in National Trust properties. The interview will be broadcast on Thursday 22 June 2017.