We have forty-six academic members of staff involved in research and teaching and around fifty research staff employed in research grants and contracts. We have an international research presence across the spectrum from hardware to information systems. The Department has strong international links with many other countries. We currently have a member of staff working on a Royal Society Fellowship in the Electrotechnical Laboratory at Tsukuba in Japan. No qualifying exams.
Some funding opportunities are available which require no teaching.
Three years fully focused on research. Thus it has a very lively music, pub, and club scene.