ECS is a leading university department of its kind in the UK. Throughout its rich history, from pioneering work on radio engineering in the 1940s to UK Government recognition of our cyber security expertise 70 years later, ECS achievements have been transforming the world, defining and developing new areas of research and inspiring generations of students.

The strategic investment will lay the foundations for an ever brighter future by making key appointments across seven research areas, growing the number and quality of students, and building new laboratories alongside enhanced digital learning.

The School’s plans include an additional £1.7m to increase staff over the next three years, £1.4m for a new research laboratory in robotics and AI, and a major capital investment in teaching facilities. The expansion will shape new research areas that change our world for the better and develop new teaching programmes that will be available by 2023/24.