News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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Breakthrough in quantum materials: UK Scientists achieve precision activation of quantum defects in diamond
16 Jun 2025
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a...
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University hosts international workshop on transportation electrification
11 Jun 2025
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The University of Manchester and Amentum expand strategic partnership on world-changing technologies
17 Apr 2025
The University of Manchester has expanded its collaboration with Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions,...
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The University of Manchester to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics
10 Apr 2025
The University of Manchester is to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics, InGen Dynamics, to create a dynamic ...
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Scientists develop hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy
6 Mar 2025
Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy.
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PhD position at The University of Manchester at Harwell
30 Jan 2025
The project offers great opportunities to acquire expertise in modelling interacting spin systems, neutron scattering and advanced data analysis. ...
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University awarded major funding for cyber security and nuclear robotics projects to drive UK regional growth
21 Nov 2024
The University of Manchester will partner two new projects which have the capacity to transform science and technology.
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Celebrating over 70 years history
25 Oct 2024
Over 150 power and energy alumni and present PhD students recently attended a two-day event at the Nancy Rothwell building, to celebrate ...
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Manchester PhD student receives prestigious CIGRE Award
22 Oct 2024
Haonan Yang, a PhD student from the High Voltage Group, Department of EEE, has received the prestigious CIGRE Paris Session Award
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Success for Dr Leszek Majewski
9 Oct 2024
The British Standards Institution has appointed Dr Leszek Majewski as Head of the UK delegation of IEC TC 119 - “Printed Electronics” for the 88th...
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The University of Manchester brings together industry leaders to tackle SF6 emissions
9 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester hosted a two-day workshop focused on innovative solutions to reduce SF6 emissions, a significant contributor to ...
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Manchester leads European consortium to innovate cable technology for a greener power grid
10 Sep 2024
Researchers at The University of Manchester will lead a European consortium to design crucial cable technology that will help achieve the ambition of ...
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Manchester AI expert helps local SME develop the technology to battle battery waste
21 Jun 2024
A partnership between University of Manchester academics and Lion Vision, a North West-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist, has made a ...
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Manchester engineers unlock design for record-breaking robot that could jump over the height of Big Ben
17 Jun 2024
Engineers at The University of Manchester have unlocked the secrets to designing a robot capable of jumping 200 metres in the air – higher than any ...
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CreaTech 2024 Event Series Lookback
20 May 2024
In March 2024 Creative Manchester partnered with Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester and Digital Futures for a ground-breaking series of events ...
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Krikor Ozanyan receives prestigious IEEE Award
23 Apr 2024
Prof Krikor Ozanyan has been presented with the prestigious IEEE Sensors Council Lifetime Contribution Award 2023, with the following citation: “For...
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Success for Professor Jovica V Milanović
23 Apr 2024
Professor Jovica V Milanović has been appointed to the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Governing Board, Executive Committee & Financial ...
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Success for Prof Qiang Liu
23 Apr 2024
Congratulations to Prof Qiang Liu who has been appointed as Secretary of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.
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Manchester researchers awarded prestigious funding to pursue projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs
11 Apr 2024
Seven leading Manchester researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants.
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University awarded £30 million to train the next generation of science and engineering researchers through four new Centres for Doctoral Training
12 Mar 2024
The University of Manchester has been awarded £30 million funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for four Centres ...
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Senior MP visits High Voltage Lab and talks policy with University of Manchester experts
5 Feb 2024
Sir Mark Hendrick MP has visited The University of Manchester’s High Voltage Lab - the biggest electrical test and research facility in UK academia ...
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Dr Leszek Majewski re-elected as BSI Chair
26 Jan 2024
Dr Leszek Majewski, a member of Materials, Devices, and Systems (MDS) Division in the Department of EEE, working on sustainable materials for printed ...
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Chancellor of the Exchequer visits The University of Manchester to discuss reform of UK’s power network
8 Dec 2023
The University of Manchester welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to learn about its research and expertise in energy networks and ...
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Manchester Energy and Electrical Power Systems Symposium 2023
20 Nov 2023
On Friday 3rd November 2023 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, the IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter (SBC) at the University of Manchester (UoM) hosted their ...
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University of Manchester to lead Sellafield’s new Centre of Expertise in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
9 Nov 2023
The University of Manchester will lead an academic consortium to support Sellafield’s new Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Centre of Expertise.
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Embedded Systems Project Race Winners Honoured
26 Oct 2023
A team of four 3rd year undergraduate students were presented with their certificates and prizes for winning the 2022-23 Embedded Systems Project ...
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Hongye Zhang elected as an ESAS Board Member
16 Oct 2023
Dr Hongye Zhang, a PEMD Group member in the Department of EEE, working on superconducting/cryogenic electric machines and drives, was elected as a ...
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The University welcomes its first Visiting Professor from the National Physical Laboratory
10 Oct 2023
Olga Kazakova, National Physical Laboratory Fellow, has been appointed as Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic ...
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The University of Manchester showcases AI and robotics research to the Minister for AI and Intellectual Property
1 Sep 2023
The University of Manchester has welcomed the Minister for AI and Intellectual Property to learn about its cutting-edge research into AI and Robotics ...
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