Left to right: Rithika Venkatesan, Chiara Rivetti, Jane Sheard, Katherine Page-Bailey
Within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics there has been a historic and consistent commitment to promote and encourage women in to electronics and robotics.
We are striving to eliminate the gender imbalance that exists nationally in the engineering sector.
The final year project was an incredible learning process and an experience that tightened the relationship and friendship with all my course mates.Chiara tells us how studying at Plymouth has enabled her to start creating a professional network
It was great experience studying and working here. The University shaped me into being a better engineer.Find out more about Rithika's experience as an exchange student
I never thought that I would graduate with a job already secured (before I had even started my third year), and I can only thank the support of the University staff for that!
The University of Plymouth is the best in the UK for robotics, as well as being an IET accredited degree and having the extra MEng year option.Find out more about Jane's time at the University of Plymouth and her career so far
During the European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, I presented a joint work between Plymouth and the University of Bielefeld in Germany that was awarded with the 2nd Prize Best Poster.Discover how Francesca brings robotics to life
Completing the placement year and seeing the different areas where students studying similar degrees worked within the same company has given me more of an idea of which areas I would like to explore further and potentially specialise in.Find out more about Katherine's experiences