Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Program Overview

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Overview

The School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering has an international reputation for world-leading research in areas such as mobile and wireless communication systems, microelectronics, electrical energy management, photonics and optical communications, artificial vision and image analysis, and high-performance networks. It collaborates with more than 30 industrial organisations and has been successful in attracting substantial research funding from diverse sources in the UK, Europe and overseas.

The department has a strong research profile, with 30 academic staff, more than 60 postgraduate research students and 30 full-time research assistants contributing to numerous research projects. The quality of our research is recognised nationally and internationally.

Key Information

• Programme duration: Up to four years full-time; up to eight years part-time
• Start date: From September 2025
• Application deadline:
  • For September 2025 entry:
    • Overseas applicants: 31 July 2025
    • Home applicants: 18 August 2025
• Delivery method: On-Campus
• Location: Clifton
• Awards available: PhD, MSc by research

World-leading Research

• Ranking: 5th in the UK for research (Times Higher Education)
• Research quality: 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent

Entry Requirements

• PhD applicants: Must hold/achieve a minimum of a merit at master's degree level (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants without a master's qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, provided they hold a first class undergraduate degree.
• MSc by Research applicants: Must hold/achieve a minimum of an upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline and demonstrate readiness to pursue a research degree.

English Language Requirements

• If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level E.

Fees and Funding

• Home: full-time: £4,850 per year
• Home: part-time: £2,425 per year
• Overseas: full-time: £26,700 per year
• Fees are subject to an annual review: For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

Alumni Discount

• University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study.

Funding and Scholarships

• A number of funded studentships are available each year, supported by research council, industry, the University or other funds.

Career Prospects

• Students from this programme typically go into a variety of careers, including working in research or academic roles at universities in the UK and overseas. A large number of students go on to work in industry.

Meet Our Supervisors

• A list of potential supervisors for this programme is available, including:
  • Dr Waqas Bin Abbas
  • Dr Dimitris Agrafiotis
  • Dr Faezeh Arab Hassani
  • Dr Simon Armour
  • Dr Andrew Austin
  • Dr Jorge Barreto
  • Professor Mark Beach
  • Dr Bethan Charles
  • Dr Alex Clark
  • Professor Krishna Coimbatore Balram
  • Professor Martin Cryan
  • Professor Naim Dahnoun
  • Dr Shuping Dang
  • Professor Angela Doufexi
  • Dr David Drury
  • Dr Francesco Fornetti
  • Dr Mark Gilbertson
  • Dr Alastair Hales
  • Dr Edmund Harbord
  • Dr Geoffrey Hilton
  • Dr Andrew Hopkins
  • Dr Robert Hughes
  • Dr Rasheed Hussain
  • Dr Saeed Jahdi
  • Dr Siddarth Joshi
  • Dr Fadi Karameh
  • Dr Ian Laird
  • Dr Jun Ma
  • Professor Phil Mellor
  • Dr George Oikonomou
  • Professor Ruth Oulton
  • Professor Dinesh Pamunuwa
  • Professor Robert Piechocki
  • Dr Jemma Rowlandson
  • Dr Hind Saidani-Scott
  • Dr Becky Selwyn
  • Professor Dimitra Simeonidou
  • Dr Nick Simpson
  • Professor Bernard Stark
  • Dr Xenofon Vasilakos
  • Dr Jun Wang
  • Dr Paul Warr
  • Dr Roshan Weerasekera
  • Dr Carrie Weidner
  • Dr Sam Williamson
  • Dr Shuangyi Yan
  • Dr Andrew Young

Research Groups

• The Faculty of Engineering has a number of research hubs facilitating collaborative working between groups.
• Our research activities are organised under two umbrellas: Communications and Electrical Energy Management.

How to Apply

• Please review the list of proposed supervisors above to identify a supervisor who may be suited to your proposed topic and approach.
• You need to contact a potential academic adviser to discuss available projects, and complete a Supervisor Suitability Form, before submitting an application.
• You can then apply using our online application system.

Program Outline

Careers:

Students from this program typically go into a variety of careers, including working in research or academic roles at universities in the UK and overseas. A large number of students go on to work in industry.

Other:

The School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering has an international reputation for world-leading research in areas such as mobile and wireless communication systems, microelectronics, electrical energy management, photonics and optical communications, artificial vision and image analysis, and high-performance networks. It collaborates with more than 30 industrial organisations and has been successful in attracting substantial research funding from diverse sources in the UK, Europe and overseas.

• UK: full-time £4,758 per year
• UK: part-time £2,379 per year
• Overseas: full-time £26,000 per year
For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.