Electronic and Electrical Engineering Studentship

Introduction

The department houses world-class facilities including an anechoic chamber, molecular beam epitaxy and laboratories for high-speed measurement, converged networks and systems, nanotechnology and broadband teaching.
Our ethos of constant development and innovation continues a tradition inspired by Professor Sir Ambrose Fleming, inventor of the thermionic valve and founder of the discipline of electronics.
The department is a major contributor to the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College London.
We maintain strong industrial links in all our postgraduate activities and much of our research is funded through the UK Research Councils, the EU and industry in the UK and overseas.

Funding

A number of competitive EPSRC studentships are normally available for candidates liable to pay fees at the UK/EU rate. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) also awards competitive scholarships for postgraduate study, see www.theiet.org

Research areas are:

• Communications and information systems: telecommunication networks and services; wireless communications; IP networks; sensor networks; information security and retrieval
• Electronic materials and devices: optical materials and electronic devices; quantum nanoelectronics; diamond electronics; laser processing
• Optical networks: optoelectronic devices and systems; large scale optical networks; dense WDM optically routed networks; optical packet networks; high speed optical systems
• Photonics: ultrafast photonic devices; wireless over fibre devices and systems; photonic generation of THz signals; advanced liquid crystal devices; uncooled and coherent wavelength division multiplex technology
• Sensors, systems and circuits: radar and sonar; antennas and EM modelling; medical electronics; RFID systems; IC design.

Further details available on the UCL Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering website.

Entry requirements

A UK Master's degree, or a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. The qualification may be in any relevant subject, e.g. electronic engineering, communication engineering, computer science, chemistry, material science (the latter two for electronic materials research).

Tuition fees

Up-to-date tuition fee information is available at www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/money

Career prospects

Many of our recent PhD graduates have taken up positions as postdoctoral researchers at leading universities, whilst others continue their research careers in industry (Nokia UK, Qinetiq). A significant number use the PhD as a stepping stone to careers in other sectors, including management consultancy and finance. Several have started up their own businesses and become successful entrepreneurs.

Deadlines

Owing to the competition for places, applicants are advised to apply as early as they are able; the number of places on each programme is limited. Overseas applicants should note that if accepted by UCL, entry clearance to the UK can take a considerable amount of time and therefore applications should be made as early as possible. Applicants who need to meet funding deadlines should submit their applications in good time and certainly no later than five weeks before a funding deadline or 1 March, whichever is earlier.

UCL has a general application deadline of 3 August 2012 for the majority of postgraduate taught programmes (i.e. MSc, MA, LLM). However please note that some programmes listed below have later deadlines whilst other programmes listed separately below have earlier deadlines. The application deadline does not apply to research degrees where it is possible to start throughout the year. Research applicants should select a start date at least two months in advance of their application.

Fees and Costs:

Financial matters are a concern for all students, and careful planning is important. You will have to pay tuition fees for the programme you are undertaking, and will need money to cover your living expenses. These pages outline both the expenses you will incur, and some options for funding your studies. You are advised to investigate any sponsorship and scholarship opportunities as early as possible.

Tuition fees and expenses
Finance and funding

Please note: UCL policy is to charge one rate of tuition fee to those classified as liable for UK tuition fees regardless of whether a student is studying for an equivalent or lower level qualification than they have already achieved.