Postgraduate student profiles

Photo of Arya Bhaskara Adiprabowo with Brytronic kit

I was thrilled to experience the Bytronic Kits, which represent a miniature manufacturing process

Arya Bhaskara Adiprabowo MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering

Arya is an overseas student from Indonesia. Arya has enjoyed the practical labs using the Bytronic Kits and the Siemens hardware.

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Ronak's Wireless Communication Systems MSc experience

Ronak Wireless Communication Systems (MSc)

Ronak, an international student from India, talks to us about his experience studying for a Masters in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

Photo of masters student Yibin Gao controlling a robot

I've learnt about the six degrees of freedom used in industry

Yibin Gao MSc Robotics

Yibin is from China and knew the University of Sheffield had high quality courses. They did a pre-masters course in Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield International College (USIC) before starting the MSc Robotics course.

EEE student Boon Kean stands outside the Diamond building

We won the competition as we worked well as a team

Boon Kean Electronics and Computer Engineering

Boon Kean is from Malaysia and has been awarded an undergraduate merit scholarship for the duration of his studies at EEE. He was also part of the winning team which competed in the Siemens SustainaCity Racer Competition. He shares his experiences of studying in Sheffield and why he thinks his team won.

Head and shoulders photo of EEE MSc student (male) Chutian

I couldn't be happier with my decision to come to Sheffield for my MSc

Chutian Data Communications - MSc (Eng)

Chutian, studied Data Communications MSc (Eng) at EEE last year and shares his experiences as a postgraduate student living and studying in Sheffield.

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What I love most about living in Sheffield

Yuqing MSc Data Communications (Eng)

MSc student Yuqing is currently studying for an MSc in Data Communications and shares what she loves most about the course and living in the city of Sheffield.

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I was particularly impressed by the research challenges that were being tackled here which made me feel this would be the right place for me.

Lavanya Balasubramanian MSc Robotics

I'm Lavanya and I studied MSc Robotics in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.

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A highlight of my placement was working with people from all over the globe.

Charles-Spencer Coleman Advanced Control and Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry MSc

My name is Charles-Spencer and I recently completed my placement at ZF Automotive UK Ltd, working on ADAS Systems.

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Breathing life into traditional engineering fields

Gilbert Barasa MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering

Gilbert believes Control and Systems Engineering breathes life into otherwise traditional engineering fields, and will help him tackle Africa's unique challenges.

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I've got to know lots of fellow space enthusiasts and I'm visiting a NASA facility

Roisin Clear MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering

Roisin is studying on the MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering. One of her favourite parts of studying is getting to work on Project SunbYte, a student-led project to design and assemble a solar telescope.

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International postgraduate taught scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international postgraduate taught students, including scholarships worth £10,000 towards the original tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for a postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2025.

International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship 2025