Welcome

Welcome to the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering’s Virtual Experience. As a prospective student you may have many questions about what it is like to study here, course content, careers after graduation and much more. This site offers you the chance to meet our academics and students and listen to them talk about their roles and experiences here at Leeds.

As a research-led School, our core philosophy is to ensure that top quality research informs and enhances the learning and teaching experience. Our research activities are extremely well funded with an annual research expenditure of over £6 million. With 25 academic staff and over 400 students from around the world we are also one of the UK’s largest (research-led) Electronic and Electrical Engineering schools.

Professor Robert Kelsall, Director of Learning and Teaching

Research-led teaching

As well as a Professor of Semiconductor Nanotechnology, Professor Robert Kelsall is also the School’s Director of Learning and Teaching. He joined the University of Leeds in 1993 and his research involves the theory, design and simulation of nanostructured semiconductor devices, including electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this clip, Robert explains how our course content is driven by our cutting-edge research.