b'Partner News Spring 2022 13AcademicConnecting theory with hands-on practice to solve practical challenges The University of Sussex is a leadingIts electrical and electronic engineeringstandard hardware and software. higher education and research institute(EEE) degree requires students toSenior Lecturer, Dr Elizabeth Rendon-near Brighton, in the south of England.develop multiple skills. These includeMorales, is an enthusiastic champion for It was the first of the new wave ofstudying and understanding the theoryexperimental learning within the School UK universities founded in the 1960s,behind electronic circuits, applyingof Engineering and Informatics. She has receiving its Royal Charter in 1961. this knowledge in practical hands-onbeen focused on improving engineering experiments to measure real world physicallaboratories by relying less upon computer Its commitment to providing highquantities and collecting and analysingsimulations, instead providing effective quality education to students from alldata in order to develop, benchmark orand engaging hands-on experiments. backgrounds is critical to its position inimprove overall system performance.the competitive academic environmentTogether with a group of key academics of the UK, and the institution is ratedA pathway of learningand industry representatives, she has 15th in the world in the Times Higherthrough practical work developed new lab experiments that can Educations (THE) Golden Age ranking. Providing our engineering undergraduatesimprove understanding through open-and postgraduate students with aended investigations on both hardware The Department of Engineering and Designpathway of learning through practicaland software across the spectrum of provides more than 530 undergraduatework is essential in education. Ourelectrical and electronic engineering.students a comprehensive education inengineering courses give students core topics and practical project work toextensive hands-on experience andDuring laboratory sessions students prepare them for industry and research. the opportunity to work with industryuse software for simulation to connect Examples of the learning experience using intuitive hardware tools and shared in an electronic wall.'