“The EngD-programme gives Electronic Arts a great opportunity to collaboratively pursue research topics with academia that can bring competitive advantage to our games. We are very happy to be part of this scheme to develop high calibre candidates for the future of the industry.
[The impact the]… guys have had is in bringing energy and a broader interest in research and pulling in ideas from outside the team to impact our work… this is a great motivational benefit for our team.”
Dr. Mike Bassett, Head of UK Development, Electronic Arts
“The CDE programme is an exciting research opportunity for innovation partnerships between academia and industry. CDE is extremely flexible to accommodate the industry’s diverse research phases, to take in students at any time throughout the academic year”
Maria Stukoff, Academic Partnership Manager,
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
“This is an excellent programme which will benefit our industry significantly. Currently there is a big need for high calibre technical people and the proposed Centre will address this shortage effectively.”
Dave Walsh, Managing Director, Frontier Developments
“Buro Happold puts great store in innovation and R&D as a way of pushing the boundaries of our profession and providing cutting edge services to clients. We look to partner with the most research intensive universities and one of the best mechanisms for doing so is the EngD programme.
We have a number of EngDs across several leading UK universities and so have a good idea about getting the best out of the process. Our experience of the CDE has been wholly positive. It is managed in a very professional and responsive fashion, taking account of both the company’s requirements and providing excellent support to the Research Engineer. We would recommend it to other organisations considering an EngD in this field”
Colin McKinnon, Innovation Leader, Buro Happold
“[A] Doctoral student offered us the opportunity to address the technology lag issue using a skilled resource, while at the same time not requiring a significant financial investment.”