Electronic and Electrical Engineering News

UCL EEE PhD student Tianyang Yao has won the IEEE Sensors 2025 Outstanding Student Poster Award for his work on bioimpedance-driven human-computer interaction.

Outstanding staff, students and PGTAs were awarded prizes at the annual CEE-FES Education Awards.

Prof Tony Kenyon, Director of the Neuroware IKC, told Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering about its vision for brain-inspired technologies.

Sixteen undergraduate students from UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering have been recognised as 2025/26 Semiconductor Talent Award holders by the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF).

PhD student Rishan Patel has launched the UK BCI Consortium, a new network bringing together researchers and users to strengthen collaboration in brain–computer interface research.

UCL EEE’s Dr Colin Horne has been awarded a UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

An original Fleming valve from 1906 has been presented to UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering for permanent display in the department’s historical collection.

Over the summer, UCL EEE welcomed 30 young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds for a coding and STEM summer school led by Bridging the Future.

PhD student Mohammad Al-Hussan met the Crown Prince of Kuwait at a special gathering of distinguished students in London.

Imperial College London student Fahmida Alom joined UCL EEE for an In2research placement, gaining valuable skills while developing smart insole technology with healthcare applications.

EEE researchers have developed a metasurface approach that allows precise control of terahertz pulse generation, paving the way for advanced imaging and spectroscopy.

UCL will lead Neuroware, the UK’s first centre for brain-inspired computing, driving energy-efficient technologies from the lab into real-world use.

UCL EEE student Oskar Pickering designed a low-cost antenna during his Qualcomm-funded internship, gaining hands-on skills and clarity on his future path in engineering.

Dr Tom Macdonald has contributed to new research showing how a salt can boost the efficiency and stability of next-generation solar cells.

Sir David Davies, who served as Head of UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering from 1985, has passed away.