{"id":486734,"date":"2016-10-25T16:07:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T15:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?page_id=486734"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:27:51","slug":"brightsparks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/brightsparks\/","title":{"rendered":"EW BrightSparks 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-816308\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1190\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-1024x274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-768x205.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"general-6b9fd351-7d61-1375-c4f9-81a4666525bf\" class=\"ev-general-content group-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"content-body ct-desc\">\n<h2>ARE YOU SET TO BE THE NEXT INNOVATOR IN ELECTRONICS?<\/h2>\n<h4>EW BrightSparks sees <strong>Electronics Weekly<\/strong>\u00a0highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"general-a84da048-261a-be8a-3f6a-af627b89d0c5\" class=\"ev-general-content group-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"content-body ct-desc\">\n<h4>We are seeking out the most talented and brightest young engineers in the UK for the celebration of Electronics Weekly&#8217;s BrightSparks at next year&#8217;s prestigious Elektra Awards.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Could it be you?<\/strong>\u00a0Or do you know someone who shows promise in their studies or early career stages? We welcome entries and nominations for engineers aged 18-30 who are already making a significant impact.<\/h4>\n<h4><em><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elektraawards.co.uk\/elektraawards2025\/en\/page\/brightsparks-2025-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Participation is free<\/a>, and all successful BrightSparks will be invited to the Elektra Awards.<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3><em><strong>BrightSparks 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10112336\/ElektraAwards2025_092-EW-BrightSparks-2025.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-885738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10112336\/ElektraAwards2025_092-EW-BrightSparks-2025.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10112336\/ElektraAwards2025_092-EW-BrightSparks-2025.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10112336\/ElektraAwards2025_092-EW-BrightSparks-2025-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10112336\/ElektraAwards2025_092-EW-BrightSparks-2025-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"name post-title entry-title\"><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/elektra-awards-news\/elektra-awards-2025-the-winners-2025-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EW BrightSparks 2025 winners revealed at Elektra Awards<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10101058\/EW-BrightSparks-trophies-2025.webp\" rel=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-885730 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10101058\/EW-BrightSparks-trophies-2025-300x200.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10101058\/EW-BrightSparks-trophies-2025.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10101058\/EW-BrightSparks-trophies-2025-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10101058\/EW-BrightSparks-trophies-2025-768x512.webp 768w\" alt=\"Elektra Awards 2025 - EW BrightSparks trophies\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Celebrating the next generation, the 2025 BrightSparks were also announced at the event. We will be publishing individual profiles over the coming months, so stay tuned, but here (alphabetically) is the class of 2025! Congratulations to one and all.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jadesola Adelekan, Renesas Electronics<\/li>\n<li>Nikolas Bruce, University of Glasgow<\/li>\n<li>Aurelia Brzezowska, University of Staffordshire<\/li>\n<li>Blake Davies, Imagination Technologies<\/li>\n<li>Harry Ford, HyImpulse<\/li>\n<li>Harry Hale, Leonardo<\/li>\n<li>Harry Hill, Imperial College London<\/li>\n<li>Osian Jones, CSA Catapult<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Kennedy, University of Southampton<\/li>\n<li>Sakshi Madaan, Anders Electronics<\/li>\n<li>Peter Metcalfe, Leonardo<\/li>\n<li>David Miall, National Oceanography Centre<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Taberer, Leonardo<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Tatlow, Leonardo<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Zolnai-Lucas, Imagination Technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you to our judges<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Note that we were particularly interested to hear from those who have, for example, applied electronics know-how in the field of sustainability and the environment, or started their own business, or participated in STEM activities&#8230; And we&#8217;d love as wide a range of applications as possible, whatever the individual&#8217;s background &#8211; help us show the diversity in engineering!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Inspiring the industry<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Why are we doing this? <em>Electronics Weekly<\/em> believed that by celebrating the achievements of the most talented young people in the electronics world, we can play a significant role in inspiring and encouraging new entrants to the industry. This was particularly important in the context of the industry\u2019s well-publicised skills gap and the efforts of the UK government and other organisations to encourage greater take-up in schools and universities of STEM and engineering-related subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">EW BrightSparks will also serve to inspire other newcomers to the sector or those interested in a career in electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/ew-brightsparks-previous-winners-2022-2017\/\"><strong>See the Previous winners &#8211; The Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-816308\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1190\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-1024x274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/07150442\/EW-BrightSparks-Web_header-final-768x205.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARE YOU SET TO BE THE NEXT INNOVATOR IN ELECTRONICS? 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