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WorldSkills UK Industrial Electronics Competition – National Qualifiers held at º£½ÇÉçÇø

The event was held here at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield on 18 June 2025, with 14 students from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering competing across the day.
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º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield to help close semiconductor skills gap

A new skills programme that will supply a pipeline of talent to the UK’s semiconductor sector – key to its long-term success – has been launched with support from the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.
Firth Court with Arts Tower in the background

º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World º£½ÇÉçÇø Rankings

º£½ÇÉçÇø has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World º£½ÇÉçÇø Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
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The main entrance of the Sir Frederick Mappin Building

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to host the 13th Harry Nicholson Lecture in Control Engineering

Exploring the Frontiers of Model Predictive Control: Data-Driven Methods and Theoretical Foundations will take place on Wednesday 24 September 2025.
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Engineering student is finalist at the Undergraduate of the Year Awards

MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student Samuel Rhodes has become a finalist for the Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2022.
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Prestigious IEEE Tesla Award won by Sheffield Professor

Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering has received the prestigious 2021 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for outstanding contributions to the generation and utilisation of electric power.
Lab session with Y12s on EEE taster day

Taster afternoon for Electronic and Electrical Engineers of the future

Following a successful debut earlier in the year The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering are running another Taster Session on Thursday 21st May for Y12 students who are considering their university choices.