Alumni profiles

Our graduates go on to enjoy challenging and interesting careers across a wide range of sectors and industries or academic institutions. Explore their profiles below to find out more.

EEE Alumnus Jirong

From a BEng at Sheffield to an MRes at Imperial

Jirong BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Jirong came to Sheffield from China to study a BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering. After successfully graduating Jirong continued his studies at Imperial College London doing an MRes Medical Robotics and Image-Guided Intervention.

Profile photograph of EEE Alumnus Anthony who now works for ARM

My career path from EEE undergraduate to Software Engineer at ARM

Anthony MEng Digital Electronics (now Electronics and Computer Engineering)

Anthony graduated from EEE in 2019 with an MEng in Digital Electronics (now Electronics and Computer Engineering) and started his career at ARM as a Graduate Software Engineer. Find out about his time at EEE and what advice he has to give to students to get the most out of your time at university.

Headshot of Stephen Henthorn

My journey from undergraduate to Research Associate

Stephen Henthorn MEng Electronics and Communications Engineering

Stephen joined the department as an undergraduate and chose to stay on and do a PhD which has led to him being appointed a Research Associate in the Communications Research Group. Watch the video he submitted for the Connected Nations Pioneers competition in 2018 run by the EPSRC and read about his career path at EEE.

Alex Duke, Alumnus of EEE

A passion for electronics has led to a career in renewable energy

Alex Duke MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Alex completed an MEng in Electrical Engineering and continued into a PhD in Electrical Machines and Drives sponsored by Rolls-Royce. He left academia to pursue a career in industry and now works for Siemens Gamesa in their world leading renewable energy sector.

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We're in the top 10 UK Electronic and Electrical Engineering Departments (QS World University Rankings 2021).

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International Merit Scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students including 75 undergraduate scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee and 125 postgraduate taught scholarships worth £5,000 towards the tuition fee. Applications are now open for existing offer holders.

Scholarships for international students