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Open Day demonstrates the excitement of electrical and electronic engineering

24 June 2011

Open Day demonstrates the excitement and industrial relevance of electrical and electronic engineering

Futuretech: Tomorrow's Technology in Young People's Hands

6 April 2011

Over 200 students will find out first-hand what it's like to study in one of the UK's top universities and how they could be part of tomorrow's technology.

£680k Funding for AIYP audiovisual wildlife experience

28 February 2011

ARKive In Your Pocket (AIYP - say APE!) will provide an enhanced immersive audiovisual experience for visitors to wildlife locations and ‘events’ using wireless networks.

Academic Staff offer Engineering Outreach Event On Thursday April 7th

25 February 2011

Engineering Mathematics, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering are at the very forefront of the kind of technological advances that are enabling a healthier, more connected and more sustainable future. This event aims to give students an exciting insight into how these disciplines will improve the way we do things, offering a broader understanding of the science behind the technology and how it can be applied to benefit society.

Smartphones – the grip of death

24 February 2011

The growth in the demand of smartphones has highlighted the complexities of wireless communications through problems of reduced sensitivity when the user holds some devices. New research has been investigating this problem, along with developing new solutions to overcome the loss of connectivity.

Bristol Students Benefit from the E3 Academy

22 February 2011

The Department is pleased to announce that it has joined the highly successful E3 Academy.

Engineering students receive prestigious awards from Boeing

16 February 2011

From intelligent vehicles to fluid mechanics, helicopter design and ultrasound radio echoes, six students from the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Engineering have been awarded prizes from The Boeing Company for their outstanding academic performance in the field of integrated aerospace systems

New Electronics Skills Foundation's website goes live

11 June 2010

Bristol is one of the university partners in the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF). The UKESF's website has now gone live. Visit http://www.ukesf.org/ for information on Scholarships, Summer Schools and how industry can work with the Foundation.

Test pilot inspires next generation of engineers

25 March 2010

The test pilot for an ambitious new military transporter project that had its first flight in December 2009, the Airbus A400M, returned to the University last week [Thursday 18 March] to give a lecture about the project.

University of Bristol-Headstart Dragonfly Day

25 March 2010

Autonomous robots and vehicles have the potential to be incredibly useful by carrying out tasks in place of humans in hazardous areas and helping the elderly and disabled. Tomorrow [Wednesday 24 March] 64 year nine female students from schools across the region will be spending a day designing their own robots and energy efficient vehicles.