Our purpose is to research, develop and demonstrate and enhance innovative technologies that enable and underpin the rapidly evolving digital world.

Our mission in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is to foster a vibrant, stimulating research environment that supports world-class innovation in carefully selected, high-impact areas. We aim to attract outstanding academic and postdoctoral researchers, international visitors, and PhD students by maintaining the highest international standards in research excellence.

We are committed to ensuring our research delivers meaningful economic and societal benefits both locally and globally. Our work is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and addresses major societal and economic challenges. This is supported by a strong culture of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, as recognised by our Silver Athena SWAN award.

The School is structured around interdisciplinary thematic areas that contribute to the Global Research Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT). Through the Energy, Power and Intelligent Control research centre, we also support the Centre for Intelligent Autonomous Manufacturing Systems (i-AMS).

We continuously refine our research priorities and invest in infrastructure where we have a clear technical advantage. Our key areas of expertise include:

• Secure systems
• Data-informed decision making
• Real-world applied AI
• Physical-layer wireless and sensing
• Embedded renewable power generation
• Intelligent systems for advanced manufacturing

This strategic focus ensures we remain at the forefront of innovation, delivering research that is globally competitive and regionally impactful.