Undergraduate student profiles

See what our undergraduate students have to say about their Electrical and Electronic Engineering degrees.

Photograph of alumni Thomas Searle longboarding in the peaks when he was a student at the University of Sheffield

The course content is really varied - you learn a lot of really interesting things and there’s a lot of avenues that you can go down

Thomas Searle MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry

Thomas Searle – MEng Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry (class of 2022) – now works as a Systems Engineer at Sagentia Innovation, where he provides product development services focused on science and technology initiatives.

Photo of Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student Joseph Fields

I've been involved with in a project to design machines to recycle plastics

Joseph Fields MEng Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering with a Year in Industry

MEng Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering with a Year in Industry student Joseph Fields has been active in societies such as the ACSE student society, Engineers without Borders and Ice Hockey. He is planning on a Year in Industry and wants to go into research and development.

Photo of Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student Serena Cicin-Sain

My dream job would be using robotic systems to combat environmental issues

Serena Cicin-Sain Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng

Serena Cicin-Sain is a MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student at the University of Sheffield. She chose the course through her love of maths and programming and has really enjoyed the group assignments and projects during her studies. Serena is looking to apply her robotic engineering skills to a career in sustainability.

Ellie Giulietti

Apply for everything, even if you don't believe you will get it. You'll never know if you don't try

Ellie Giulietti MEng General Engineering

Ellie Giulietti is in her third year of studying towards an MEng in General Engineering, specialising in Energy and Sustainability. Here she talks about her Industrial Placement Year at CERN in Switzerland.

Photo of student Shamoil Khomosi at Mercedes surrounded by trophies

I worked on battery-electric vehicles and with the Formula-E team at Mercedes AMG

Shamoil Khomosi BEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with Year in Industry

Shamoil worked as a Software and Controls placement student at Mercedes AMG based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire for his Industrial Placement Year.

Photograph of student Kacper

Kacper's Sheffield journey - from exciting beginnings to an industrial placement year with ZF Group

Kacper Sikorski MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Kacper is a third year MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering student at the University of Sheffield. He is currently undertaking an industrial placement year as an Associate Electronics Engineer with ZF Group, a global technology company supplying systems for all kinds of vehicles and technologies!

Photo of student Marwan Khaled

My time is mainly devoted to software development work and exploring research projects

Marwan Taher MEng Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering with a Year in Industry

Marwan works at the Dyson Robotics Lab, at Imperial College London in a research focused role and interested in doing a PhD in mobile robotics in the future.

Photo of Anjani Wirasinghe

Robotic Process Automation is a great balance between a technical and a business role

Anjani Wirasinghe Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering (MEng)

Anjani secured a job as an Automation Support Engineer with Accountancy firm BDO LLP in London

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.

Jacob who was awarded the Thomas Daisy Walker Scholarship

I realised the future of engineering is going to be electric

Jacob Electrical and Electronic Engineering

After doing an apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering, Jacob decided he wanted his future to be in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. As a mature student (over 21 years of age) he was eligible to apply for, and was successful in his application for, the Thomas and Daisy Walker Scholarship which provides £3,000 a year for each year of the degree programme. He very kindly agreed to share his individual pathway to university and how the scholarship will help him make the most of his time with us.

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International undergraduate scholarships

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

Applications are open for existing offer holders for an undergraduate degree programme starting in autumn 2025.

International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship 2025