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).
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.
Did you know 2018 is the Year of Engineering?
We offer a range of rewarding taught MSc programmes.
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 Research Excellent Framework assessment (2014), 87% of our work was assessed as world leading or internationally excellent.
With respect to our teaching, in the most recent NSS survey in 2018 we were ranked second in the Russell Group for overall satisfaction, and first for our teaching. We offer a wide range of degree programmes specifically designed to educate you to be a world class engineer and maximise your full potential.
Professor Andy Tyrrell
Head of Department
Events
Biometrics and engineering: what is still missing?
1.30PM, PL002
Dr Márjory Da Costa-Abreu, UFRN Brazil
Hardware-Based Security Solutions for the Internet of Things
1.30PM, PL002
Dr Basel Halak, University of Southampton
We had the highest proportions of graduates in employment within one year of finishing their studies.
(UK engineering and technology graduates LEO data set, June 2017)
Year in Industry
All of our undergraduate courses are available with a year in industry option.
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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Did you know 2018 is the Year of Engineering?
PhDs and Research
See available PhD research projects or browse the Department's research portfolio and publications database
We have up to six fully funded PhD studentships available for October 2019 entry.
News
Posted on Friday 23 November 2018
York's Marc Green has won an award for his research into soundscapes, which aims to improve immersive experiences.
Posted on Thursday 18 October 2018
The Helikite USRP Testbed case study has been shortlisted for the Engineering Impact Awards.
Posted on Friday 7 September 2018
University of York, Screen Yorkshire and the BFI have secured creative cluster funding to support and grow screen industries in Yorkshire and Humber