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MEng students receive their bursary cheques

The first year MEng students of the School of Electronic Engineering today received their bursary cheques.  Peredur Davies, Thomas Goodier, Luke Allen, Peter Doggart, Edward Jones, Adrian Cucu and Jamie Harper (not pictured) were each presented with £500 by the Head of the School of Electronic Engineering Professor Paul Spencer.

First year Students studying the 4 year integrated Masters course at the School are annually presented with this bursary in order to assist them with the extra year of study.  The School of Electronic Engineering’s MEng courses are all accredited by the IET and take 4 years to complete.  These degrees are extremely popular with employers because they prepare graduates with the knowledge and professional skills they need to lead in the workplace.

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Learned Society of Wales public, Welsh medium lecture on the Bloodhound project by Prof Ken Morgan. Sponsored by BU, the Institute of Physics in Wales and the HE-STEM project

Main Lecture Theatre, School of Electronic Engineering 6:00pm Wednesday 7th March

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Global Aerospace – Reflections and Crystal Ball Gazing.  A lecture by John Whalley, Director of the Aerospace Wales Forum

Small Lecture Theatre 2:30 – 3pm Thursday 16th February

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Big investment in Electronic Engineering

To recognise the outstanding performance of the School of Electronic Engineering in the recent UK Research Assessment Exercise where the school has been ranked 2nd in the UK, and to recognise the importance of engineering Bangor University has announced it will be investing heavily in new equipment and staff at the School of Electronic Engineering.

The main undergraduate teaching laboratory has been completely renovated and refurbished. Every student will have access to the latest Agilent Technologies digital storage oscilloscopes with colour LCD displays and 2GS/s sampling rate. Students will also learn to use the latest computer controllable signal generators, power supplies and measurement systems in the refurbished facility. Students will leave the university fully versed in the latest technologies and techniques, ready to be valuable employees in all sorts of high-technology businesses.

The school has also investing in new staff, with an emphasis on enabling "green technologies" in power generation, control and instrumentation and signal processing. Students will benefit from the expertise of these new staff members, who will prepare them for careers in green technologies.

There has never been a better time to study at the School of Electronic Engineering at Bangor University.

Nuclear Institute Inaugural Lecture in North Wales 4th October 2011

You are invited to a lecture arranged by the Nuclear Institute and hosted by Bangor University.

Lecture Title: Safe Nuclear Reactor Design and the Consequences of the Accident at Fukushima.

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Schools of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Annual Lecture

Thursday 17th November 2011

Professor Darrel Ince

Darrel Ince is a graduate of the School.  He is currently Professor of Computing at the Open University and the author of around 120 academic articles on systems development topics and 22 books.  He was the editor of the computational papers of Alan Turing, the pioneer computer scientist and wartime cryptographer.  He was a member of the recent coalition government's review of children's care.

“Why Systems Development Still Fails”

A recent survey estimated that £26 billion has been wasted on British government systems. In my lecture I will examine many of the reasons. There is a paradox: we are getting much better at technical tasks, but still there are huge embarrassing failures. My talk will focus in on the Integrated Children's System (ICS). This was a set of processes mandated for England by the previous Labour government but also adopted in Wales. It has lead to children's social workers being tied to their computers for up to 85% of their time preventing them from interacting with children in need and their families.  ICS was unique in that it represented a technical, organisational, political, professional, managerial and cultural failure in which the systems developers were blameless. However, it was also unique in that it encapsulates all the errors that could be made during systems development. The talk will be suitable for a non-computing audience.

  • 5.30pm – John Phillips Hall, School of Creative Industries, College Road
  • Everyone welcome, no advance booking required.
  • Refreshments available from 5.00pm

Meet our Future – Final year project poster presentations

4pm, Wednesday 9th February 2011, Schools of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

2nd Floor Library, Dean Street, Bangor University

Afternoon tea, free parking

Come and meet Bangor University’s final year Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Students before they write their dissertations.  This annual poster session is an invaluable tool in the completion of their final year projects, as it gives our students an opportunity to demonstrate the exciting projects they are developing.  We wholeheartedly welcome industry professionals and other academics to meet our students and talk to them about their projects at a very critical time in their academic career.

For your ticket to this free event and a parking permit please reply with your contact details and the numbers of attendees stevie.scanlan@bangor.ac.ukSeminar: Business liaison at the Schools of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Bangor University.

In the current climate it is more important than ever that we share knowledge, collaborate effectively and make the most of joint business and academia funding opportunities. The Welsh Assembly Government funds various schemes, which are designed to help universities support the needs of local businesses. These schemes are designed to facilitate access to both the specialist equipment, and the staff and students at universities; so whether it is recruitment of top quality graduates or use of the latest kit, there is probably a scheme that can help.

This seminar will give you an opportunity to see what we have to offer and also explain how you can access funding and make use of our expertise and equipment.

A lunch-time seminar will take place from 12pm -1pm on the 2nd December 2010 at the Schools of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Dean Street, Bangor LL57 1UT. Free parking is available. For your ticket to this free event and a parking permit please reply with your company details and the numbers of attendees. Lunch will be provided. For more details email stevie.scanlan@bangor.ac.uk

Photographs of the poster session and the winners can all be viewed on the Electronic Engineering Facebook Group page

Electronic Engineering at Bangor a History 1890 - 2010, new book now available.

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Schools of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Annual Lecture

Wednesday 24th November 2010, 5.30pm – John Phillips Hall, School of Creative Industries, College Road

Richard Parry-Jones, Former Group Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of the Ford Motor Company.

“Sustainable Speed - the story of how cutting edge technology is transforming future cars - to eliminate all accidents, emissions and congestion”

 A discussion on how the design of the personal transportation system is set to be transformed through changes to vehicle technology, energy technology and communications technology to make motoring sustainable, accident-free and to eliminate congestion. This will be achieved without compromise to all of the compelling advantages of today's personal transportation system, such as convenience, comfort, flexibility and fun. The role of electrification and pervasive digital control, including autonomous control, will be covered. 

Everyone welcome, no advance booking required.

Refreshments available from 5.00pm

Electronic Engineering Giving Fund is launched

The School of Electronic Engineering has launched a giving fund which will support academic activities at the School. To view the flyer click here. To donate please click here for instructions. 

Congratulations to all our graduates from the School of Electronic Engineering!

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Final Year Poster Session

On Wednesday, February 10th, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science third year students presented posters on their final year projects at a poster session.  Student's friends family peers and staff as well as industry partners all attended the morning event.  Students presented the progress, to date, of their final year project and fielded questions from the judging panel:  Prof. Sian Hope, Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor of Computer Science, Dr Jonathan Robers, Computer Science and Dr Iestyn Pierce, School of Electronic Engineering.  The first prize of a flight for two over Snowdon was awarded to Jack Warder and a second and third prize went to Adam Telford and Olga Kasprzyk respectively, both of whom received £40 Amazon vouchers.  Special commendations also went to Anthony Albuquerque and Gareth Roberts.  Most of the posters have been put up around the School.  Many congratulations to all the winners.

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From left: Dr Iestyn Pierce, Jack Warder, Adam Telford, Gareth Roberts, Olga Kasprzyk, Anthony Albuquerque and Dr Jonathan Roberts

 

Prizes and PhDs

Here is a selection of pictures showing prize-winners and postgraduates from the School of Electronic Engineering. Congratulations to everyone.

Professor Martyn Taylor with Penny LancasterProfessor Martyn Taylor with Penny Lancaster who received her PhD this year.

 

 

Mark Anthony Fisher

 

 

 

 

Prize for the MEng Team Project, Mark Anthony Fisher who demonstrated outstanding performance.

 

 

Daniel Simeon Knight

 

Prize for the MEng Team Project awarded to Daniel Simeon Knight who also demonstrated outstanding performance.

 

 

Gareth Jones

 

 

 

Prize for outstanding performance in the MEng Team project also awarded to Gareth Jones

 

 

Stefan Roberts.

IEEE prize for the best student in their penultimate year awarded to Stefan Roberts.

 

 

 

More RAE details

We have now been given further information regarding the School’s superb performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Apart from being joint second in the UK for Electronic Engineering and attaining the highest score within Bangor University, we now know that 100% of the research papers submitted being judged to be of international quality (rated 2*, 3* or 4*) and 75% of those submitted were rated either world leading (4*) or internationally excellent quality (3*). This is further confirmation of the excellent research being done at the School of Electronic Engineering, research which improves the teaching environment for all our students.

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Excellent result in the RAE

The School of Electronic Engineering received an excellent result in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, with 70% of our output rated 3* or 4* (the highest ratings, equating to international standard research) and the joint highest proportion of 4* rated work throughout the UK. The Guardian RAE tables show Bangor Electronic Engineering ranked equal second in the UK. 

“The School of Electronic Engineering has always had a good reputation for the highest quality research and I am delighted that this has been officially recognised in the 2008 RAE,” said Professor Paul Spencer, Head of School. He went on to say “this result is especially important for all our students, both undergraduate and post graduate as they are exposed to the School’s research specialisms in every aspect of the teaching they receive.”

Click here for more information on the 2008 RAE results.

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