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 per cent) (Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset 2017).
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Our researchers are creating immersive 3D sound fields and gaining important new insights into the development of Parkinson’s.
We offer a range of rewarding taught MSc programmes.
Find out more about our courses in Engineering, Medical Engineering, Micro-mechanical Engineering and Robotic Engineering.
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Engineering the Future
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- environmental engineering
- healthcare and medical engineering
- roborts, artificial intelligence and future technology.
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
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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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News
New interdisciplinary research to study protein scaffolds for biotechnology
Posted on Thursday 12 March 2020
Steve Johnson is co-investigator on a new BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Tools and Technology grant.
University of York appointed academic partner in Mobile Access North Yorkshire (MANY) project
Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2020
The MANY project aims to develop future 5G rural connectivity in North Yorkshire by investigating new technologies, apps and services tailored for rural areas.
Student awarded IET Horizons bursary
Posted on Wednesday 15 January 2020
Jake Richardson has been awarded an Institute of Engineering and Technology bursary.