Our research

Over the past 100 years we have built on our long standing tradition of microwave engineering to also lead the world in terahertz technology and the semiconductor, bio- and quantum electronic aspects of nanotechnology.

As an example of our work, our engineers designed, built and installed the cellular data-networking technology used for gathering information at the Pierre-Auger Observatory in Argentina; the world's largest cosmic ray laboratory.

Find out more about the School's research activity by visiting the web pages of our two interdisciplinary Institutes:

Institute of Microwaves and Photonics which includes: millimetre and microwave engineering; terahertz electronics and photonics; semiconductor nanotechnology and molecular beam epitaxy; bio-nanoelectronics; and, quantum electronics.

Institute of Integrated Information Systems which includes: communications engineering; instrumentation and positioning; signal processing for communications; and, instrumentation, control and drives.

Control and Power Applications Group

Recent investment in infrastructure and research staff in communications and signal processing has projected that area onto the international stage.

There are many excellent opportunities for well-qualified students to study for a PhD as well as positions regularly available for outstanding post-doctoral research associates. We are actively seeking research students to work on key projects. As a School we now recruit approximately 30 research students a year from around the world, with 75 overall across all years of their study.