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1 ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS At the Heart of Everythig

2 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 02 Cotets Itroductio 03 Cotets Itroductio It has bee a very successful ad excitig year for the Departmet of Electroic ad Electrical Egieerig. Oe of the highlights was the move of our research laboratories ad researchers ito the ew 90m Techology & Iovatio Cetre (TIC) o campus. TIC was operatioal i April 2015, ad officially opeed by Her Majesty the Quee i July. The ew cetre aims to trasform the way i which academics, busiess, idustry ad the public sector collaborate, fidig iovative solutios to global challeges i eergy, health, future cities ad maufacturig. TIC is also a worldclass coferece veue, fully equipped to host iteratioal coferece ad academic evets. Our staff successfully hosted a 800 delegate IEEE Commuicatios Society coferece there i May. Alogside the historic Royal College buildig where our academic staff ad teachig remai, our Departmet s estate is secod to oe i quality ad breadth of facilities. ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING At the Heart of Everythig 3 Itroductio 4 Life at Strathclyde 8 Welcome to Glasgow, Scotlad 10 Course Iformatio 12 Udergraduate Scholarships 18 Postgraduate Scholarships 22 Research Eviromet for iovatio, teachig, facilities, employability ad iteratioalisatio 2015 QS World Uiversity Rakigs A core priority for the Departmet is to esure our studets fulfil their potetial. We are reowed for our strog liks with busiess ad idustry, ad these eable us to offer our studets access to oe of the UK s largest departmetal scholarship programmes. This provides aual bursaries, work placemets ad iterships to more tha 200 of our studets. We maitai special relatioships with may leadig blue chip global orgaisatios, ad cotiue to be the oly Departmet i Scotlad to be icluded i the IET Power Academy. Our scholarship programme also allows studets to egage with future employers as they study, ehacig their career prospects ad givig them a head start i today s job market. We have a log ad proud track record of producig high calibre, i-demad graduates. Last year was o exceptio - 92% had jobs or progressed to further study withi 6 moths of completig their degree. May ow hold seior positios i egieerig ad techology based orgaisatios, ragig from well kow locally based compaies icludig ScottishPower, Thales ad SSE, to iteratioal corporate leaders such as Itel, Microsoft, Google ad MathWorks. May also chose to joi excitig start-ups ad small/ medium sized compaies such as Smarter Grid Solutios Ltd, ad the Glasgow based satellite desig compay, Clyde Space Ltd. This brochure highlights our scholarship programme ad the opportuities it offers. It features persoal accouts from studets who have experieced it first had ad beefitted immesely. If you are iterested i beig sposored by the Power Academy, or havig work placemets with the Wood Group, the read o! 24 Beyod the Books 26 Careers Fially, I persoally wish to thak all of our busiess, idustry ad professioal istitutio parters whose cotiued egagemet ad geerosity allows the Departmet to offer the very highest stadards of support ad the best studet experiece possible. Professor Bob Stewart Head of Departmet

3 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 04 Life at Strathclyde 05 Life at Strathclyde Fouded i 1796 as the place of useful learig, the Uiversity of Strathclyde combies academic excellece with social ad ecoomic relevace. It is a iteratioal techological uiversity i the heart of a world-class city. Through iovative teachig methodologies ad pioeerig research, the Uiversity delivers a globally relevat educatio, esurig a first class studet experiece ad preparig studets for successful ad highly-rewardig careers. Located i the heart of Glasgow, Strathclyde is oe of the largest uiversities i Scotlad welcomig more tha 20,000 studets from 100 atios. It has four faculties: Egieerig, Sciece, Busiess School, ad Humaities, Arts ad Social Scieces. The Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig is based i the Faculty of Egieerig - the largest cetre of egieerig expertise i Scotlad, with a iteratioal commuity of over 5,000 studets from 90 atios. A Strathclyde Educatio Our high quality teachig ad learig eviromet ad state-of the-art studet facilities are desiged to give you the best possible Uiversity experiece. Our Iformatio Services Support is workig towards a Digital Campus, ad studets curretly ejoy access to over 1,200 campus PCs, more tha 30 computer labs ope 24/7, ad free campus-wide etwork coectivity. There are persoal studet accouts, a Olie Resource Cetre, studet web portal ad mobile phoe app allowig studets to access their iformatio o the go, ad MyPlace, our virtual learig eviromet. Our ewly refurbished Library, with its extesive wi-fi zoes ad areas of fixed computers, holds over oe millio prit volumes, as well as over 560,000 electroic books ad 38,000 e-jourals that ca be accessed 24/7 from ay suitably eabled computer. The Study Skills Service is available to help you ehace your academic performace, offerig support with presetig ad writig skills, critical aalysis ad evaluatio, uderstadig feedback ad exam preparatio. Oe-to-oe or small group sessios are available. If you are a iteratioal studet ad wat to improve your Eglish laguage skills, you ca beefit from up to 4 hours per week of free tuitio. The Eglish Laguage Teachig (ELT) offers a wide rage of pre-sessioal ad i-sessioal classes, support ad advice to all oative Eglish speakers. Studet Support While startig uiversity, meetig ew people ad livig i a ew city is excitig, it ca be scary ad you may eed a helpig had to settle i. We re here to support you ad have a rage of services, advice ad staff to esure you are happy ad make the most of your time with us. Our Advice Cetre provides advice, guidace ad iformatio o all issues associated with studet life welfare, academic, immigratio ad persoal. Our Studet Fiacial Support Team offers support to studets o curret fudig arragemets, those who ecouter fiacial difficulties durig their study ad maages our Discretioary Fud, Childcare Fud ad Emergecy Aid. The Chaplaicy provides opportuities for those of all faiths ad oe, to socialise, access support ad egage i spiritual reflectio ad persoal prayer. Our Disability Service offers iformatio, advice ad assistace for applicats ad studets with disabilities. The Service ca help you idetify effective strategies, assistive equipmet or software, facilities or services to support you durig your studies. Cousellig & Well-beig is a free ad cofidetial service which aims to assist studets i dealig with persoal or emotioal difficulties affectig their studies. The service offers short-term, idividual couselig sessios ad ca help with a rage of problems. The Studet Health Service aims to promote positive health ad well-beig by providig iformatio ad advice o lookig after yourself, support with health-related issues ad assistace i accessig appropriate NHS services ad professioals. Our Careers Service is here to help with all aspects of your career whether it is a part-time job, itership, work placemet or you wat to take advatage of the rage of summer, voluteerig or extra-curricular activities that will provide added impact to your CV after graduatio. They ca help you idetify career paths that suit your qualificatio, experiece, skills ad persoality, ad offer guidace with job search, CV developmet ad iterview techiques.

4 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 06 Life at Strathclyde 07 Wat to fid out what studet life is really like? Ask oe of our Studet Ambassadors o askaambassador@strath.ac.uk Studet Life Accommodatio - Studet resideces are located i the campus village, just miutes from Uiversity teachig buildigs. All ejoy excellet access to our studet facilities, as well as Glasgow s shops, cafes, music ad cultural scee Flats are self-caterig ad studets have their ow bedroom, some e-suite, with shared kitche, diig ad livig areas. There is free high speed iteret access i all rooms, TVs are provided i the commual areas ad a dedicated Residece Services Team is o had all year roud Are you iterested i sports? Our Cetre for Sport ad Recreatio caters for all tastes. It has a swimmig pool, cardiovascular suite with over 70 exercise machies, weight traiig areas, sports hall with badmito, squash courts ad all major idoor games, fitess classes ad playig fields for most outdoor sports. The Sports Uio is oe of the best ways to get ivolved with Uiversity life. It has 47 clubs to choose from, ragig from aikido to archery, sailig to skydivig, teis to trampoliig. For the first two weeks of the year, you ca take part i all of these clubs for free, so there s o excuse ot to try sport. The Studets Uio is THE place to meet ad make ew frieds. It is based o Joh Street i the heart of the campus, ad as well as beig home to several bars, restaurats ad cafes. It rus 130 affiliated clubs & societies, operates the Studet Media Cetre, where you ca get ivolved with Uiversity radio, its studet ewspaper, the Strathclyde Telegraph or joi the Strathclyde Film Society Uiversity Studets Associatio of the Year NUS Scotlad Awards 2014 Sports Uio Where you ca exercise ad keep fit Studets Uio The biggest ad best studets uio i Scotlad The Royal College Home to Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Library State-of-the-art learig resources over five floors Campus Village Where you will live while you study The Baroy Hall Graduatio ad evets veue

5 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 08 Welcome to Glasgow, Scotlad 09 Welcome to Glasgow, Scotlad Glasgow, the largest city i Scotlad, is oe of the UK s top studet cities (QS World Rakigs 2015). It is a major player i the eergy, electroics ad creative idustries. Highly multicultural, you ca immerse yourself i the historic architecture, ad rich arts scee with its distictive galleries, museums ad theatres. If you love shoppig, Glasgow is the UK s biggest retail cetre outside Lodo, with big brad ames like Forever 21 ad Apple o your doorstep. A UNESCO world city of music, Glasgow has bee dubbed Europe s Secret Capital of Music by Time Magazie. The city is home to iteratioal music artists icludig Paolo Nutii, Fraz Ferdiad ad Sow Patrol, ad evets such as the MOBO Awards, Celtic Coectios, ad the World Pipe Bad Champioships. Although Glasgow buzzes with life, with 90 parks to explore ad the Scottish coutryside oly a short drive away, there are plety of opportuities to uwid. Compact ad easy to travel roud, the city has excellet trasport liks to the UK, EU ad overseas, with Lodo oly a hour s flight away. Glasgow s diversity, friedliess ad quality of life make it a great place to live, work ad study. To explore the city ad fid out what s goig o, go to Combiig stuig coutryside ad cosmopolita cities, Scotlad has plety to please both ature lovers ad cultural vultures. The stuig Highlads ad Islads with their castles ad lochs are great for explorig our coutry s dramatic ad colourful history. Alteratively, if it s urba life you crave, our tows ad cities boast great culture, shoppig ad etertaimet. Scotlad is also a sportig atio, with may adrealie-packed activities o offer. As well as beig the home of football ad golf, you ca hoe your moutai-bikig skills at the Commowealth Cathki Braes Trails, white-water raft ear Fort William, or do cyclig ad sailig to ame but a few. Witer sport lovers do t eed to wait for sow, as Glasgow s Sow Factor is home to the UK s largest idoor ski slopes. Whether it is heritage, arts & culture, music, food or drik, Scotlad caters for all tastes, ad with Glasgow as a base, you are perfectly placed to explore everythig it has to offer. World-reowed music veues like the Barrowlad Ballroom, Kig Tut s Wah Wah Hut ad The Hydro are o the Uiversity s doorstep, ad there are o average 130 differet evets each week i the city. Oh, Glasgow is woderful. I love the culture, the kilts, the bagpipes! I m really ito historical buildigs too ad Glasgow is full of great architecture. Just come. It s full of surprises, it s full of fu. If you come here you wo t regret aythig. Nur Liyaa Idzree Biti Idris, Malaysia MSc Electrical Power Egieerig with Busiess

6 Uiversity of Strathclyde 10 Course Iformatio 11 Course Iformatio We are reowed as a key provider of electroic ad electrical egieerig educatio i the UK ad overseas. If you wat a career i electrical power or reewable eergy, the telecommuicatios or digital techology sectors, ultrasoics, microsystems, photoics, or the idustrial cotrol domais, the you should study with us. We offer a first class educatio, ehaced with overseas study opportuities, fiacial support ad relevat work experiece. Our courses are idustry-drive & professioally accredited, desiged to equip you with the techical egieerig expertise ad key project maagemet, commuicatio ad leadership skills, eeded for today s competitive job market. Our strog liks with busiess allow you to egage with employers as you study ad prepare you for highlyrewardig ad well-paid careers. Udergraduate MEg / BEg Electroic & Electrical Egieerig MEg Electroic & Electrical Egieerig with Busiess Studies OR Iteratioal Study MEg Electrical Eergy Systems MEg Electroic & Digital Systems Taught joitly with Computer & Iformatio Scieces MEg / BEg Computer & Electroic Systems MEg Computer & Electroic Systems with Iteratioal Study Taught joitly with Mechaical & Aerospace Egieerig MEg / BEg Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig MEg Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig with Iteratioal Study Apply olie at: Cotact: eee-ugadmissios@strath.ac.uk David Northcote MEg Electroic & Digital Systems I chose to study at Strathclyde because the Departmet of Electroic ad Electrical Egieerig has a global reputatio for teachig ad research. My course covered all the aspects of electroic ad electrical egieerig that ca be foud i idustry ad I gaied both techical kowledge ad a rage of professioal skills. Taught Postgraduate [MSc] Advaced Electrical Power Egieerig - UK s first 2 Yr MSc of its kid Commuicatios, Cotrol & Digital Sigal Processig Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Electrical Power Egieerig with Busiess Sigal Processig Wid Eergy Systems Apply olie at: Cotact: eee-pgadmissios@strath.ac.uk I received the prestigious Caregie Vacatio Scholarship, supplemeted by a EPSRC scholarship, for exceptioal merit i my first ad secod years. These awards allowed me to carry out a summer research placemet ad I had the opportuity to preset my achievemets at the Uiversity s research ope day. My work o the placemet formed the basis of my fial year project ad was the steppig stoe for my PhD. Attedig a differet uiversity i aother coutry was a amazig experiece, as I foud out whe I spet my fourth year at Virgiia Tech, USA. My year abroad also proved to be a great talkig poit i iterviews! It helped me lad my dream job - with SSE. Laure McVey MEg Electroic & Electrical Egieerig w/iteratioal Study SSE Geeratio & Reewables

7 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 12 Udergraduate Scholarships 13 Udergraduate Scholarships We operate oe of the UK s largest departmetal Udergraduate Scholarship Programmes, providig aual bursaries up to 5,000, work experiece with compay sposors such as Rolls-Royce, Jaguar LadRover, Xilix ad ScottishPower, ad support with graduate recruitmet. S6 Bursaries These Bursaries are desiged to esure commitmet to academic excellece i the fial year of school. May well-qualified S5 pupils, for a variety of reasos, feel uready for Uiversity, optig to udertake a sixth year at school. To ecourage them to maitai their high stadards i this fial year, the Departmet offers a oe-off bursary. All eligible S6 Scottish applicats, awarded a ucoditioal offer based o their S5 performace, to ay of our udergraduate degrees, will automatically be cosidered for a bursary. No separate applicatio form is required. Paymet of the bursary will oly be made to applicats whose S6 results are comparable with their S5 performace. The bursary is paid i October followig registratio. The FM Bruce Scholarships These scholarships, established to foster the ext geeratio of world class egieers, were edowed i hoour of a distiguished former Head of Departmet ad Professor of Power Egieerig. Awards ca be put towards tuitio fees or course expeses, ad are available to first year studets o ay of our udergraduate degrees. BP Scholarships* BP is oe of the largest global oil ad gas producers. Its scholarships aim to recogise, reward ad support academic excellece, ad develop the ext geeratio of egieerig talet. Oly ie UK uiversities participate i its prestigious Scholarship Scheme with the Faculty of Egieerig at Strathclyde beig the oly Scottish member. Two types of scholarship opportuities are offered. Achievemet Scholarships Up to 6 awards of 1500 each are available to secod ad third year MEg studets. These are allocated by the Departmet based o academic performace. No applicatio is required. STEM Scholarships Normally 8 awards of 5000, which are awarded i two istalmets of 2,500 plus participatio i dedicated scholar activities, uique access to metorig ad support, ad ivitatios to high profile compay evets are available to secod year MEg studets. Scholarships are available for applicats ad studets, ad details of all the opportuities o offer are highlighted at a Scholarship Semiar held i week 3 of semester oe. I additio to this, each October, we host a Scholarships Fair providig you with the opportuity to meet potetial sposors face to face. You ca lear more about the fudig ad work experiece prospects, build useful cotacts for the future ad develop idustry-specific kowledge, through visitig the compaies exhibitios ad presetatios. Throughout my course, I ve gaied a BP scholarship, which allowed me to buy additioal course materials ad etwork with the compay - a Saltire Foudatio award to udertake a itership with Coheret Ic i Silico Valley, USA - ad for my fial year project, worked with Yorkhill Childre s Charity ad Morga Staley to use techology to make the hospital eviromet more fu for patiets. I chose Strathclyde because of its reputatio for producig idustry savvy ad highly sought after graduates. I was t disappoited! Adeeb Umar MEg Computer & Electroic Systems, Techology Aalyst, Morga Staley * Numbers of scholarships are limited ad are therefore ot guarateed. Number available ad value are subject to chage without otice, ad scholarships may be withdraw at ay time.

8 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 14 Udergraduate Scholarships 15 I received the ELAA i my third year. This provided me with the fiacial support to take itesive Germa classes while abroad, ad also to atted the RAEg Grad Challeges Summit i Beijig. I was give traiig i leadership skills icludig egotiatio, leadership presece ad etworkig. Marie-Claire Fly MEg Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig with Iteratioal Study Our studets are eligible for a rage of other awards offered by the Uiversity, exteral professioal bodies ad the Faculty of Egieerig s Egieerig Excellece Udergraduate Scholarship Programme. Details o how to apply for these are outlied below ad provided at the Scholarship Semiar & Fair i October. Lloyd s Register Foudatio Scholarships The Lloyd s Register Foudatio is a charity which supports the advacemet of egieerig-related educatio, ad fuds research ad developmet that ehaces safety of life at seas, o lad ad i the air. Although established as a charity i 2012, our history dates back to 1760 through Lloyd s Register, a public beefit orgaisatio i the marie ad eergy sectors. Our departmet is oe of three participatig i this scholarship scheme. A total of 9 awards of 3000 each as a cotributio towards tuitio fees, are o offer across the three departmets. All studets i Years 2 4 of our udergraduate degrees are eligible. We iform studets of whe applicatios ca be submitted ad selectio is based o academic performace. Sagetia Scholarships Sagetia is a global techology ad product developmet services compay with over 27 years experiece. The compay has over 150 scietists, egieers ad market experts ad is a part of the Sagetia Group; with headquarters i Cambridge, UK ad offices i Lodo, Bosto, Housto ad Dubai. Their cliets rage from start-ups through to global market leaders i the medical, idustrial, oil & gas, ad cosumer sectors. Te awards of 2,500 per aum, with selected paid placemets, are o offer ad studets will be competig with those from other istitutios. Check Sagetia s website at for details o course eligibility ad how to apply. IET Scholarships The MacTaggart Scott Egieerig Excellece Scholarship MacTaggart Scott has a log history of deliverig key projects to the Naval Defece ad Marie Market worldwide. They provide complete solutios to customer eeds from aalysis of iitial customer requiremets, iovative desig, i-house maufacture, commissioig ad through life support. The compay is offerig scholarships to high-calibre studets i the Faculty of Egieerig ad we are oe of three participatig departmets. Successful recipiets will be assiged a qualified egieer who will coach ad metor them to help them achieve their persoal ad career developmet. Normally oe award of 2000 is available ad third year studets o our Electrical Eergy Systems, Electroic & Digital Systems, Electroic & Electrical Egieerig, or Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig degrees are eligible to apply. The Wood Group Egieerig Excellece Scholarship The Wood group is a leadig iteratioal eergy services compay which provides a rage of egieerig, productio support, maiteace maagemet ad idustrial gas turbie overhaul ad repair services to the oil ad gas, ad power geeratio idustries worldwide. Their servies are all-ecompassig, supportig the full lifecycle of oil ad gas, ad power geeratio facilities. Wood Group curretly employs about 43,000 people i 50 coutries worldwide ad ears aroud $7billio i sales. The compay is offerig scholarships to high-calibre studets i the Faculty of Egieerig ad we are oe of five participatig departmets. Normally two awards of 2000 with idustrial placemet opportuities, project assistace ad academic support from compay egieerig teams are available ad third year studets o our Electrical Eergy Systems, Electroic & Digital Systems, Electroic & Electrical Egieerig, or Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig degrees are eligible to apply. ScottishPower Egieerig Excellece Scholarships ScottishPower Retail & Geeratio employs over 3,000 people withi the UK ad brigs a dyamic set of departmets together uder oe umbrella, all with the desire to deliver outstadig service to our customers, icludig Geeratio, Sales, Customer Service, Marketig ad Operatios. The Geeratio Busiess is resposible for deliverig competitive eergy from a geeratio portfolio cosistig of coal, gas ad hydro-electric power statios. We focus o optimisig eergy output, maximisig efficiecy ad miimisig evirometal impacts. We operate 5GW of complex plat across the UK icludig reewable hydro turbies, combied cycle gas turbies ad the third largest coal fired power statio i Europe, plus our Daldowie facility, which maufactures fuel pellets from sewage sludge. Normally two awards of 2000 each with a paid summer placemet are available ad third year studets o all of our udergraduate degrees are eligible to apply. Royal Academy of Egieerig Advaced Leadership Awards (ELAA) As the UK s atioal academy for egieerig, the Royal Academy of Egieerig brigs together the most successful ad taleted egieers from across the egieerig sectors for a shared purpose: to advace ad promote excellece i egieerig. The Egieerig Leadership Award Scheme was created to help udergraduate studets, the egieers of tomorrow, realise their potetial ad achieve their goals. The 5,000 awards are made to provide carefully plaed traiig ad experiece over the last three years of study which may ot be available at the uiversity, but which will furish studets with the skills ad capacity to fast-track their career after graduatio. The umber of awards varies aually ad studets will be competig agaist studets from other istitutios. Third year MEg studets o ay of our udergraduate degrees are eligible to apply. Apply olie at RUK Scholarships The IET offers a wide rage of scholarships to school pupils, college leavers ad existig Uiversity studets. These iclude the Bellig Egieerig Scholarship, BP/ Faraday Scholarship, HND Scholarship ad IET Grats. Visit cofereces.theiet.org/achievemet/idex.cfm for further details. For studets from Eglad, Wales ad Norther Irelad (RUK - Rest of the Uited Kigdom) that choose to study at Strathclyde, scholarships ad fiacial support packages are available to help with academic ad livig costs. Further iformatio is available from the Studet Fiacial Support Team o fiacial-support@strath.ac.uk

9 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 16 Udergraduate Scholarships Udergraduate Scholarships 17 IET Power Academy The Istitutio of Egieerig ad Techology (IET), with more tha 150,000 members i 127 coutries, is oe of the world s leadig professioal societies for the egieerig ad techology commuity. Its Awards Programme rewards ad celebrates excellece ad iovatio - the Power Academy is just oe of its prestigious scholarship schemes for udergraduate studets. The Power Academy brigs together eight leadig UK uiversities, 16 key power sector orgaizatios with support from the IET, Eergy & Utility Skills, ad Natioal Skills Academy for Power, to deliver a egieerig scholarship fud that combies fiacial support with work placemets to studets, to address the shortfall i egieerig expertise i the power idustry. Betwee awards are o offer each year. The reputatio of the electroic & electrical egieerig departmet, its scholarship portfolio ad liks with idustry made it the atural choice whe selectig where to study. As part of my Power Academy scholarship, I had three very varied summer placemets with Atkis. My first, as part of the 2012 Lodo Olympic Games, ivolved the desig of airport systems ad the developmet of future eergy legislatio. My secod was i the Oil & Gas sector i Aberdee, ad my last was i Glasgow with the Power Geeratio team. These taught me how to apply what I d leared i class ad through my project work, to real world challeges. The skills I developed were also put to good use i the Telegraph UK STEM Awards My iovative cocept for Wid Eergy Reservoir Storage (WERS) wo the Eergy category, ad my employer is ow supportig me to develop this idea for the marketplace. Mark Goudie MEg Electrical & Mechaical Egieerig Graduate Electrical Egieer, Atkis Key Facts We are the oly Departmet i Scotlad icluded i the Academy All our udergraduate studets ca apply We are very proud that, out of 525 scholarships awarded sice the Academy s iceptio i 2004, over 200 of them have goe to our studets, almost 3 times as may as the ext uiversity parter! Beefits bursary of 2,200 for each year of study help with tuitio fees, books & software 8-10 week paid summer placemets idustry metorig through local ad atioal etworkig 2-day Power Academy Aual Coferece - all expeses paid Compay parters Atkis BAE Systems Costai CCFE Lodo Udergroud Mitsubishi Electric Natioal Grid Network Rail Norther Irelad Electricity (NIE) Norther Powergrid Rolls-Royce RWE Geeratio ScottishPower Scottish ad Souther Eergy Siemes Wester Power Distributio

10 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 18 Postgraduate Scholarships 19 Lloyd s Register Foudatio Scholarships The Lloyd s Register Foudatio is a charity which supports the advacemet of egieerig-related educatio, ad fuds research ad developmet that ehaces safety of life at sea, o lad ad i the air. Although established as a charity i 2012, our history dates back to 1760 through Lloyd s Register, a public beefit orgaisatio i the marie ad eergy sectors. Our departmet is oe of three participatig i this scholarship scheme. Postgraduate Scholarships A total of 6 awards of 3000 each are o offer across the three departmets. All studets o ay of our MSc degrees are eligible to apply. We iform studets of whe applicatios ca be submitted ad selectio is based o academic performace. The Royal College Wid Eergy Scholarships We offer a selectio of scholarships for our postgraduate taught [MSc] degree programmes. These offer fiacial cotributios towards tuitio fees, course materials ad livig costs. I additio to these, the Uiversity also offers a extesive rage of other scholarship opportuities. Postgraduate Studet Awards for Scotlad (PSAS) These Awards are available from the Studet Awards Agecy for Scotlad [SAAS], a Govermet agecy providig fiacial support to studets udertakig degree level courses at Uiversity. Scottish ad EU applicats may be eligible to apply to SAAS for a PSAS award a tuitio fee loa to help with their fees. Repaymet of the loa begis after the studet has graduated ad is i employmet, earig above a fixed threshold. Scottish & EU studets o ay of our MSc degrees are eligible to apply. Cotact SAAS o EEE PGT Iteratioal Excellece Awards The Awards were established to attract the very best Iteratioal talet, ad we have welcomed recipiets from Pakista, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Idia ad may other atios. Selectio is made o academic merit, persoal achievemets ad citizeship. Awards of up to 3,000 each as a cotributio towards tuitio fees are available for Iteratioal applicats applyig for ay of our MSc degrees. Cotact eee-pgadmissios@strath.ac.uk for a applicatio form. RUK PGT Scholarships These scholarships were itroduced to attract high-calibre studets from Eglad, Wales ad Norther Irelad (Rest of the Uited Kigdom RUK), ad support them to pursue their MSc studies i Scotlad. Awards of up to 3000 as a cotributio towards tuitio fees are available for Eglish, Welsh ad Norther Irish applicats o our MSc degrees. Studets do ot eed to apply for this scholarship as the fee deductio will be made automatically whe studets register for their MSc. For further iformatio, cotact eee-pgadmissios@strath.ac.uk. IBERDROLA / ScottishPower Foudatio Scholarships IBERDROLA is committed to the eergy, cultural ad social developmet of the commuities i which it operates. The group materialises this resposibility through a series of Foudatios desiged to support activities i traiig, research, sustaiability, biodiversity, art & culture, cooperatio ad solidarity: Fudació IBERDROLA ScottishPower Foudatio IBERDROLA USA Foudatio Each of these Foudatios offer a rage of scholarships for postgraduate studies, to cotribute to the educatio of youg professioals with the capabilities required to lead the eergy idustry ito the future. The Uiversity of Strathclyde is oe of oly a few UK uiversities curretly selected to participate i the ScottishPower Foudatio Scholarship Programme. The scholarships are ope to UK, US ad Spaish studets oly, ad are specifically available for oe-year MSc programmes i the followig broad eergy related themes; Reewable eergy Sustaiable eergy systems Eviromet Clea coal techologies, emissios maagemet Eergy efficiecy Eergy storage Electric vehicles Smart grids Full erolmet costs ad a geerous mothly livig allowace for the duratio of the postgraduate programme are awarded. Reewable eergy techologies are paramout to the developmet ad growth of the Scottish ecoomy. With the Europea Wid Eergy Associatio (EWEA) predictig future employmet i the wid sector to double to over 500,000 by 2020 ad to address the icreasig demad for high calibre specialists i this sector, through support from the Scottish Fudig Coucil we are able to offer these prestigious scholarships for our MSc Wid Eergy Systems degree. The MSc builds upo the Departmet s extesive expertise i wid eergy techologies ad is delivered by scholars of our EPSRC Cetre for Doctoral Traiig (CDT) i Wid Eergy Systems with extesive collaboratio from our key idustry parters. Betwee awards coverig full tuitio fees ad a scholarship to help with livig costs are available to Scottish ad EU applicats. Applicats must have submitted a applicatio ad hold a offer for the MSc degree before they ca be cosidered for oe of the awards. Award omiatios are made by the Departmet o the basis of academic merit, professioal ad persoal achievemets, as detailed i the MSc applicatio. I came to Strathclyde because of the reputatio of my course. The staff ad facilities have all bee really good, ad Glasgow s a great city. It s big eough that there s everythig you like ad eed - lots of live music, lots of clubs, lots of bars, lots of restaurats. Applicats must firstly hold a offer from a MSc programme withi oe of the broad eergy ad eviromet related themes. They should the apply olie at Selectio is by applicatio ad iterview. Adrew Davies, Australia MSc Wid Eergy Systems

11 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 20 Postgraduate Scholarships 21 Uiversity-wide Scholarships The Aga Kha Foudatio Scholarships These are offered by the Aga Kha Foudatio (AKF) to outstadig studets from the followig developig coutries who have o other meas of fiacig their MSc study: Afghaista, Bagladesh, Egypt, Idia, Keya, Kyrgyzsta, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakista, Syria, Tajikista, Tazaia ad Ugada. Scholarships are awarded o a 50% grat : 50% loa basis to assist with tuitio fees ad livig expeses oly. Applicatios are available from 1 Jauary each year. Further details at: The Caregie-Camero Taught Postgraduate Bursary This bursary is fuded by the Caregie Trust for the Uiversities of Scotlad. The awards are ope to cadidates, who are of Scottish birth, descet, or have bee cotiuously residet i Scotlad for a miimum of 3 years for secodary or tertiary educatio purposes. Bursaries are for MSc study oly ad cover tuitio fees. Cotact the Studet Fiacial Support Team o fiacial-support@strath.ac.uk for further iformatio. Commowealth Scholarship Commissio (CSC) CSC provides scholarships to Commowealth citizes for MSc study i the UK ad other Commowealth coutries. Applicatios must be submitted through the Commowealth Scholarship Agecy i the coutry i which the cadidate permaetly resides. Tuitio fees ad a maiteace allowace are paid. For further iformatio, cotact fiacial-support@strath.ac.uk. Commowealth Shared Scholarship Scheme This is a joit iitiative betwee the UK Departmet for Iteratioal Developmet (DFID) ad UK uiversities to provide support for studets from developig Commowealth coutries. Scholarships, coverig full tuitio fees, livig costs ad air fares, are available to studets of outstadig academic calibre who have ot previously studied/lived i a developed coutry. Our MSc Electroic ad Electrical degree is eligible ad full criteria ca be viewed at Cotact the Studet Fiacial Support Team o fiacial-support@strath.ac.uk. Pakista 50th Aiversary Fud This aims to provide a opportuity for well qualified but eedy Pakista atioals to pursue a oe year MSc i the UK. It was established i celebratio of the 50th Aiversary of the Foudatio of the State of Pakista from fuds doated by the late Mr Yaqub Ali. Scholarships are provided through the Scottish Pakistai Associatio. Cadidates must possess a first class degree from a recogized Pakista uiversity ad be i their home coutry at the time of applicatio. Preferece is give to those who have relevat work experiece, have ot previously studied i the UK ad opt for priority subjects such as busiess, egieerig ad techology. Tuitio fees, livig costs, retur travel ad other expeses are covered. Cotact the Studet Fiacial Support Team o fiacial-support@strath.ac.uk. Satader Scholarship This offers a excitig opportuity for applicats from the 12 coutries i the Satader scheme; Argetia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Veezuela, Spai, Portugal ad the USA. Cadidates will be selected o the basis of their academic ability ad the quality of their persoal statemet. Six awards of 5000 as a tuitio fee discout are available. Further details from the Uiversity s Recruitmet & Iteratioal Office (RIO) o iteratioal@strath.ac.uk Scotlad s Saltire Scholarships These are fuded i partership by the Scottish Govermet ad the Uiversity of Strathclyde. They are ope to permaet residets of Caada, USA, Idia ad mailad Chia, who wish to pursue a oe year full time MSc degree i the UK. Cadidates must be i their home coutry at the time of applicatio. Submissios must be made by early Jue, ad several 2000 scholarships as partial fudig towards tuitio fees are available. Further details from RIO o iteratioal@strath.ac.uk Strathclyde Iteratioal Scholarships These are admiistered by the Uiversity s Recruitmet & Iteratioal Office [RIO], ad are ope to well qualified applicats from Caada, USA, Idia ad mailad Chia joiig ay of the Uiversity s oe year full time MSc degrees. Applicatios should be made o-lie by the ed of May i the year commecig the MSc. A partial scholarship towards tuitio fees will be awarded. Further details from RIO o iteratioal@strath.ac.uk Tullow Oil Scholarship Scheme This was established to support studets from selected coutries i Sub-Sahara Africa ad South America to udertake a oe year MSc at a UK Uiversity. Scholarship packages offerig full tuitio fees, mothly stiped, travel ad livig costs. Further details from Jeifer Gazzard at jeifer.gazzard@strath.ac.uk.

12 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships 22 Research Eviromet 23 Research Eviromet We are 1st i Scotlad, 3rd i the UK for our research quality, with all of our activities drive by two broad-based research Istitutes, supported by 60 academic staff ad more tha 220 researchers. Istitute for Eergy ad Eviromet Istitute for Sesors, Sigals ad Commuicatios The Istitute for Eergy ad Eviromet is amog Europe s leadig ad largest power systems ad eergy techology uiversity research groups. The Istitute s 200 staff ad researchers deliver a extesive portfolio of fudametal, strategic ad applied research, addressig the key techical, policy ad ecoomic aspects of eergy systems. The portfolio is uderpied by five core areas of expertise: 91% of our research was judged world-leadig or iteratioally excellet REF 2014 These reflect our breadth, diversity ad visio, ad uderpi our taught programmes ad kowledge exchage activities. Their expertise spas power ad eergy, telecommuicatios, sigals, ultrasoics, microsystems, photoics ad cotrol systems. Both Istitutes collaborative extesively with key UK ad global Busiess, Idustry ad Govermet parters, ad are host to a umber of world-class idustry egagemet research cetres & facilities (IERCs). These iclude: The Power Networks Demostratio Cetre (PNDC) Europe s first research cetre dedicated to the developmet ad demostratio of smart-grid techologies Two EPSRC Cetres for Doctoral Traiig (CDT), offerig advaced research study opportuities i Wid ad Marie Eergy Systems, ad Future Power Networks ad Smart Grids The UK s FIRST Techology Trasfer Laboratory dedicated to Ultrasoic No- Destructive Testig ad Evaluatio research The Cetre for White Space Commuicatios, a multidiscipliary iteratioal cetre, focusig o R & D i areas related to the White Space dyamic radio spectrum evolutio. Our vibrat Graduate School is home to over 230 studets, all of whom beefit from direct egagemet with these IERCs, their persoel ad facilities. MPhil, PhD ad EgD research opportuities exist withi the Istitutes, ad applicatios for these are welcomed all year roud. Iitial equiries should be directed to elaie.black@strath.ac.uk Advaced Electrical Systems ad Power Systems High Voltage Techology ad Electrical Plat Diagostics Reewable Eergy Techology Power Electroics, Drives ad Eergy Coversio Idustrial Cotrol Systems The Istitute s capacity ad capability allow it to egage i a diverse rage of collaborative, multidiscipliary research programmes, addressig issues such as the creatio of sustaiable eergy systems, to the developmet of electro-techologies to combat public health problems. Research i these core areas is augmeted withi strategic IERCs closely matched to parters eeds. These iclude: Rolls-Royce Uiversity Techology Cetre i Electrical Power Systems Scottish Power Advaced Research Cetre Scottish & Souther Eergy Research Partership EDF Eergy Advaced Diagostics Cetre Robertso Trust Laboratory for Electroic Sterilisatio Techologies EPSRC Cetre for Doctoral Traiig i Wid & Marie Eergy Systems EPSRC Cetre for Doctoral Traiig i Future Power Networks ad Smart Grids Distributio Network ad Protectio Laboratory Extesive research study opportuities exist with the Istitute. Topics iclude: Smart Grids; Wid Eergy Techologies; Distributed Geeratio Techologies ad Systems; Electroic Pasteurisatio ad Sterilisatio Techologies; Coditio Moitorig; Eergy Markets ad Ecoomics; Active Network Maagemet; Power Systems Protectio, Automatio ad Aalysis; Asset Maagemet; Pulsed Power; Power Electroics ad HVDC; Electrical Plat ad Diagostics; No-liear cotrol systems; Embedded ad Real-time systems; Adaptive cotrol tuig; ad Neural Networks. It also offers a 4-year EgD i Nuclear Egieerig. The Istitute for Sesors, Sigals ad Commuicatios icorporates four mai research cetres. From fudametal theory to practical applicatios, the Cetres activities support the advacemet of techologies ad systems i sectors icludig healthcare, telecommuicatios, defece ad the oil ad gas idustry. Cetre for Excellece i Sigal ad Image Processig (CeSIP) Cetre for Itelliget Dyamic Commuicatios (CIDCOM) Cetre for Microsystems ad Photoics (CMP) Cetre for Ultrasoic Egieerig (CUE) The Istitute cotributes to a EPSRC 4-year EgD programme i Sesors ad Imagig Systems. CeSIP has a world-class reputatio for iovative research o ew algorithms, architectures ad challegig applicatios. It is home to the Idustry Egagemet Research Cetres o Hyperspectral Imagig, ad Sesor Sigal Processig, ad hosts the Texas Istrumets Chair of Sigal Processig. The Cetre offers broad-ragig research opportuities icludig topics withi Biomedical Sigal ad Image Processig; Robotics; MIMO for Commuicatio, Radar ad Defece; Video Aalytics ad Surveillace; Speech Processig; Hyperspectral Imagig; Geomic Sigal Processig, ad multidimesioal sigal processig. CIDCOM is a academic cetre of excellece focusig o commuicatios techologies. It is active i determiig applicatios of optical/ wireless techiques i future etwork evolutios. The Cetre s activities are across key areas of (i) Mobile ad wireless commuicatios, (ii) Broadbad ad Optical Networks, ad (iii) DSP Eabled Software Defied Radio. It offers a extesive portfolio of research opportuities icludig optical sub-systems ad devices; chael codig ad equalisatio; coditio moitorig; FPGA systems desig for software radio, wireless sesor etworks; social media for ad-hoc etworks, security for future etworks, routig protocols; ad wireless systems. I was expectig to fid a world class istitutio, which is what I foud. I was expectig to fid a diverse eviromet ad the opportuity to meet people from may differet atios, which I have bee able to do. I was hooured to be a Commowealth Scholarship wier, ad loved my MSc i Electroic & Electrical Egieerig so much, that I decided to stay ad pursue my PhD. Tolulope Ijitoa, Nigeria CMP specialises i optoelectroic ad photoic sesors ad systems, active ad passive photoic devices, MEMS, microsystems, microfluidics, optofluidics ad free-space microphotoics. The Cetre has cotributed extesively to theoretical ad practical developmets i fibre ad guided wave optic sesors, fibre lasers, micromechaics, microsesors ad microtechology. Research opportuities exist withi: Modellig ad Egieerig of Lasers; Optical MEMS ad Systems Applicatios; Biomedical Sesig usig Optical Waveguides; Optical Gas Sesig; Lab-o-a-Chip for Biomedical Research; ad Laser Geerated Ultrasoud for Materials Testig. CUE is iteratioally reowed for its research activities i ultrasoic techology developmet. These activities address markets i o-destructive testig, uderwater soar, bioacoustics, biomedical imagig, ad therapy, ad idustrial process ultrasoud. It has expertise spaig ultrasoic trasducer maufacture, system prototypig, istrumetatio hardware, system simulatio ad data processig software. This breadth of expertise eables CUE to offer research opportuities across may specialised themes icludig: No-Destructive Evaluatio; Soar; Materials for Ultrasoic Applicatios; Idustrial Process Cotrol; Modellig ad Advaced Software; Trasducers, ad Bioacoustics.

13 Uiversity of Strathclyde Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Scholarships StrathSEDS Established i 2010, this group provides studets with a platform to pursue their iterest i space. There are weekly meetigs, semiars i space techology ad a wide spectrum of space related projects to participate i - from desigig a micro-spacecraft which will demostrate ew space techologies cheaply, to developig the potetial for a ew age of air to space trasportatio. Studet Societies Our studet-ru societies orgaise a wide rage of academic ad social activities icludig hotly cotested 5 aside football games, pub quizzes ad a Chiese New Year & Burs Night -a eveig of both traditioal ad moder etertaimet i celebratio of Chiese New Year & Robert Burs. I was attracted to Strathclyde for a umber of reasos, which ecompassed all areas of studet life. I m origially from Bulgaria ad I completed my school educatio i the Republic of Irelad, so it was great to be ivited to a iterview to see the Uiversity ad Glasgow at first had. The highlight of my course has bee learig about the buildig blocks of everyday items ad how they are programmed. I was lucky to be awarded a summer research itership after secod ad third year whe I worked o iterestig projects with great staff members, which expaded my skills beyod the compulsory courses. Nadezhda Shivarova MEg Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Beyod the Books Iteratioal Developmet Projects You have the chace to egage i our iteratioal developmet work, through Vertically Itegrated Projects or takig part i our reewable eergy projects. There s a huge variety of excitig sportig, social ad cultural activities for you to get ivolved i, awards ad competitios to eter, ad career opportuities to explore ad the Departmet is here to support you whatever you choose to do. USM Uiversity of Strathclyde Motorsport This studet-ru club participates i Formula Studet (FS), the UK-wide Uiversity team challege to desig, build, develop, market ad compete as a team with a sigle seat racig car. The FS team provides studets with a real-life exercise i the busiess elemets of automotive egieerig. It demads total commitmet, lots of late ights, ad may frustratios ad challeges alog the way, but the et result is the developmet of highly taleted youg egieers. The team was very busy this year participatig i the Scottish Motorshow ad competig i the FS Track Day at Kockhill Racig Circuit, the UK competitio at Silverstoe ad the Germa champioships o the Hockeeheim Rig. As head of electroics for USM, I was resposible for creatig CAN commuicatios, egie electrics ad sigal coditios. As part of my IET Power Academy scholarship, oe of my summer placemets was spet workig o the Lodo udergroud learig about power systems operatio, maagemet ad cotrol, ad how busiess decisios are made by a major orgaisatio. I also got ivolved i the departmet s sustaiable eergy project, travellig to The Gambia to istall a remote moitorig system I d developed as part of my Year 4 idividual project. My course proved very relevat to the moder world, with huge amouts of idustry egagemet ad opportuities to get ivolved i real world projects all of these helped me lad my dream job! I m ow a Electroics Egieer at Ifiiti Red Bull Racig, where I am desigig sesors, packagig electroics ad testig various systems. Daiel Chakraverty MEg Computer & Electroic Systems Juior Electroics Egieer, Ifiiti Red Bull Racig Access to reliable electrical power is critical for ecoomic developmet. Our projects are workig with rural commuities i Africa & Idia to fid ew ways to provide this power, to support educatio ad healthcare provisio. You ca choose to participate i our aual expeditios or work directly with our i-coutry uiversity ad govermet parters. Malawi Reewable Eergy Acceleratio (MREAP) programme Commuity Rural Electrificatio & Developmet (CRED) Programme The Gambia Solar Eergy Project GALA Dier This uique etworkig evet gives studets the opportuity to etwork with represetatives from the egieerig idustry, to fid out more about career opportuities o offer.

14 Uiversity of Strathclyde 26 Careers Whatever you wat to be, we ca help you get there. Whe you graduate, you will have the techical expertise, aalytical abilities ad project maagemet skills prized by compaies i search of their egieerig talet. Last year, 90% of our graduates agreed that we had improved their career prospects - ad they gaied jobs spaig local start-ups i the digital domai to global market leaders i the eergy sector, with startig salaries ragig from 25,000-33,000. With more tha 2 millio egieers eeded i the UK aloe by career opportuities are oly goig to get better. Here are a few of our studet successes. David Bell Electrical Egieer, Rolls-Royce Coli McNicol Software Egieer, Thales Fraser Keroha Techology Aalyst, Morga Staley Aerospace Automotive Defece Telecommuicatios & IT Fiace & Bakig Oil, Gas & Marie Power & Eergy Egieerig Cosultacy Ima Khorramie Graduate Electrical Egieer, Arup Darre Smith Measuremets Egieer, BP Laure McVey Electrical Egieer, SSE Geeratio & Reewables Michael Asah Assistat IT Maager, Natioal Commuicatios Agecy, Ghaa Moica Seshasayee Power Egieer, Parsos Brickerhoff Murray Wilso Subsea Egieer, Nexe Petroleum Holly Goodwi Graduate Egieer, ScottishPower Eergy Networks Athoy Douga Graduate Geerator Egieer, Siemes Iout Sofra Software Egieer, Barclays Ia Johstoe, Istrumetatio Egieer, Booth Welsh Aimee Slater Electrical Egieer, Jacobs Water & Utilities Iai Cuthbertso Software Developer, Lockheed Marti James Fraser Test Egieer, Skyscaer Phil Webster Security Egieer, Jaguar LadRover Scott Crawford Electroics Egieer, BAE Systems Ltd

15 Departmet of Electroic & Electrical Egieerig Uiversity of Strathclyde Royal College Buildig 204 George Street Glasgow G1 1XW t: w: Head of Departmet Professor Bob Stewart t: +44 (0) Recruitmet & Admissios Mrs Gillia McArthur t: +44 (0)