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electronicsweekly
5 months ago

UKESF adds Cadence Trustee to strengthen Board

➀ Madhuparna Datta from Cadence Design Systems has joined the UK Electronics Skill Foundation (UKESF) board as a Trustee.

➁ She has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and is currently the Application Engineer Director at Cadence.

➂ Madhuparna brings extensive expertise and a commitment to inspiring young people to pursue electronics, particularly addressing the gender imbalance in the sector.

EDAElectronics IndustrySTEM educationUKESFeducation
electronicsweekly
6 months ago

EW BrightSparks 2024 profile: Nandni Jamnadas, Royal Holloway / Embecosm

➀ Nandni Jamnadas is a UKESF Scholar and a student at Royal Holloway, University of London, also working as a Software Tool Chain Engineer at Embecosm.

➁ She is a member of the Embecosm GNU compiler team and leads the CORE-V GNU tool chain project.

➂ Her achievements include contributing to GNU, creating tailored tool chains for customers, and implementing new features in the CORE-V tool chain.

Electronics WeeklyEngineeringRISC-VSoftwareUKESFopen source
electronicsweekly
6 months ago

EW BrightSparks 2024 profile: Hamza Farah, Siemens

➀ Hamza Farah, a recent graduate from the University of Manchester, joins Siemens as a Graduate Signalling Engineer. He highlights his work in STEM outreach and industrial placement experience at CSA Catapult. His projects included software implementation for VCSEL devices and research on energy-efficient networks. Hamza also achieved academic excellence and UKESF scholar status. ➁ In his community work, he mentors young engineers and participates in STEM outreach activities. Siemens supports these efforts and encourages mentoring within the company and for aspiring STEM students. ➂ Hamza's contributions to STEM education and his role in promoting engineering careers are celebrated.
EW BrightSparksSiemensUKESFUniversity of Manchester
electronicsweekly
10 months ago

Are electronics graduates meeting the needs of employers? asks UKESF

➀ The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) conducted research to assess the technical and non-technical skills of electronics graduates entering the industry. ➁ Employers reported that 82% of recently recruited electronics graduates met or exceeded their expectations in technical knowledge. ➂ However, there were mixed results regarding non-technical skills, with only 54% of employers feeling graduates had a good understanding of business operations and only 43% agreeing that graduates had a good understanding of the business world in which the company operates.
Electronics GraduatesEmployer NeedsNon-Technical SkillsTechnical SkillsUKESFWork Readiness