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Astrogazers school space club moves closer to CubeSat launch

Alun Williams — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:06:41 +0000

A school space club, Astrogazers, has taken a step closer reaching orbit with the help of engineers from the University of Bath. The school – Croydon High School – successfully ...

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AmbaSat showcases AmbaSat 3U CubeSat at regional space conference

Alun Williams — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:37:32 +0000

AmbaSat has unveiled its first populated and functioning AmbaSat 3U CubeSat at the Space North East England Conference in Durham. The space education specialist designs and manufacture Low Earth Orbit ...

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NMITE and BAE Systems partner to bridge engineering skills gap

Alun Williams — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:06:24 +0000

BAE Systems is working with NMITE (the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) to help bridge the UK’s engineering skills gap. The Hereford-based institute has signed a Memorandum of ...

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DigiKey offers Zephyr RTOS workshop, video training

Alun Williams — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:44:56 +0000

DigiKey is providing a free, on-demand Zephyr RTOS online workshop and video series. Aimed at students and engineers, you learn how to write a Zephyr device driver. Zephyr is real-time ...

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UKESF takes first STEP for Semiconductor: Skills, Talent and Education Programme

Alun Williams — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:01:31 +0000

A UK government initiative worth £4.75 million, sees the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) launching the Semiconductor STEP programme (Skills, Talent and Education Programme). With demand for semiconductor skills vastly ...

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European heath body elects Bath covid test pioneer as fellow

Steve Bush — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:57:56 +0000

University of Bath electrical engineer Despina Moschou has been elected as a fellow of EAMBES, the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. Lab-on-chip specialist Moschou developed ‘LoCKAmp’, ...

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Swansea University starts 4inch gallium oxide line for power research

Steve Bush — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:02:25 +0000

Swansea University in Wales has installed gallium tri-oxide (Ga2O3) deposition equipment at its Centre for Integrated Semiconductor Materials (CISM). In the β crystal form, Ga2O3 is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor ...

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UKESF adds Cadence Trustee to strengthen Board

Alun Williams — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:06:13 +0000

Madhuparna Datta, of Cadence Design Systems, has joined the UK Electronics Skill Foundation’s (UKESF) board as a Trustee. Currently the Application Engineer Director of Cadence, she has worked in the ...

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Virtual reality semiconductor fabrication training facility

Steve Bush — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:00:37 +0000

A UK consortium is setting up the Virtual Reality Semiconductor Fabrication Training Facility (VRSFT), funded by a £500,000 Innovate UK grant. It is being delivered by a partnership of: semiconductor ...

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BAE Systems seeks 2,400 staff across the UK

Steve Bush — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:07:24 +0000

BAE Systems is planning to recruit over 2,400 apprentices, undergraduates and graduates in 2025, “which will result in a record number of 6,500 in training, making up approximately 15% of its ...

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