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Welcome to the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London (UCL)

Founded by the ‘father of electronics’, Professor Sir John Ambrose Fleming in 1885. Our globally pioneering research is still at the forefront of innovation

Reengineering Engineering Education:

Our award-winning undergraduate Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) includes a wide range of minors and interdisciplinary scenario projects

Overseas Opportunity:

Spend a year abroad during your degree, either in academia through our MEng Engineering (Electronic - International Programme) or working in industry

Excellent Employability:

We are ranked in the world’s top 20 universities for employability of our graduates and 3rd in UK (QS Rankings 2017)

Equality and Diversity:

At London’s Global University, we are proud of our diversity and value the contributions of our staff and students from around the world

Supporting Leaders:

Two new RAEng Fellows represent over 25% of all postdoc research fellowships awarded nationally by the Royal Academy of Engineering

Pioneering Communications:

Implementation of the world’s first experimental, real-time 5G Transceiver Prototype

Motivating Masters:

We inspire and encourage our Masters students through engaging teaching and mentoring on our wide range of leading communications engineering Masters programmes

World Class:

Leading optical communications and networks engineer Professor Polina Bayvel FRS honoured for achievements in Photonics

Out of This World:

PhD student’s NASA visiting researcher placement counting craters on the lunar surface

PhD Adventures:

First year students from UCL, Imperial and Cambridge enjoy residential training at the beautiful Cumberland Lodge near Windsor

Our students are STEM Ambassadors

Undergraduates run after school clubs for local schools to share their passion for how
engineering can Change the World

News

UCL partners with Google to grow quantum software industry in the UK.
UCL is joining forces with Google to launch a £5.5m Prosperity Partnership, which aims to harness the revolutionary power of quantum computers for applications in modelling and simulation.

Tributes to Nobel Laureate and UCL EEE alumnus Sir Charles Kao: the ‘father of fibre optics’
Academics from across UCL have paid tribute to Nobel Laureate, Professor Sir Charles Kao, following his death aged 84.

Several of our current or graduate students on their internship year at Cisco in San Jose.
How do our students benefit from the Cisco International Internship Programme? Our students share their experiences.

Events

State of the Art in Systems Engineering: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Seminar by former Chief Systems Engineer for the Boeing Company, Dr Padman Nagenthiram

Vacancies

We currently have Research and PhD vacancies.

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering - University College London - Torrington Place - London WC1E 7JE - +44 (0)20 3108 1123