Radar and Remote Sensing
Key information
- Start date:
- 10 November 2025
- Attendance dates:
- 10-14 November 2025
- Time commitment:
- 5 Days
- Venue:
- Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
- Contact details:
- FEPS Short Courses Team
- Email: fepsshortcourses@surrey.ac.uk
Overview
This course will go through radar equations, waveforms, the Doppler effect, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and antenna, propagation and radar applications to name a few.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at graduates working or planning to work in the radar field or a practising engineer wishing to extend their knowledge of modern radar.
Good course, provided good overview of radar systems and was delivered very well… Felt well looked after with good food and help whenever needed.
Comment from previous studentLearning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have:
- Understanding of the interactions of radiation with the earth's surface and atmosphere and be able to use this knowledge to approach the design of new sensors and address specific problems
- Knowledge of remote sensing instrumentation, and radar in particular
- Understanding and basic interpretation skills of remote sensing products
- Capability of analysing the requirements for some relevant application in remote sensing.
Course content
Please note that we reserve the right to alter the syllabus. Any major changes will be notified to delegates before the course starts.
Learning and teaching methods
Learning and teaching methods include the following:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Class discussions.
Assessment
There is no assessment for those who take this as an individual short course.
Course leader
Dr Raffaella Guida
Reader in Satellite Remote Sensing
Course contributors
Dr Glen Davidson
Course lecturer
Dr Pasquale Iervolino
Course lecturer
David Money
Course Lecturer
Malcolm Stevens
Course lecturer
Professor Mike Underhill
Course lecturer
Professor Simon Watts
Course lecturer
Entry requirements
There are no prerequisites required to do this course. However, a good knowledge of maths will be required.
If you require any further information on this please contact the FEPS Short Courses team at fepsshortcourses@surrey.ac.uk
Recognition of prior learning
This is a technical course and goes into some depth so you are expected to have an engineering or science background.
Fees and funding
Price per person:
£2,000
IET Members: *Early bird bookings£2,100
*Early bird rate for non-IET members£2,300
Standard rate: Bookings made after 10 October 2025* For all bookings made before 10 October 2025
What these fees include
Lunch, refreshments and course notes which will be provided in electronic format.
Group bookings
Rate of £2,000 per person applies for bookings of three or more people from the same organisation
Payments
Payment can be accepted by purchase order, credit card or bank transfer on our online store.
Please note that we do not charge VAT as we are an educational establishment.
Payments will be accepted subject to availability. If making payment by credit card, please forward the transaction receipt by email to the FEPS Short Courses Team
How to apply
If you are interested in attending this course, then please email the FEPS Short Courses Team to register your interest.
Terms and conditions
When you accept an offer of a place at the University of Surrey, you are agreeing to comply with our policies and regulations and our terms and conditions. You are also confirming you have read and understood our privacy notice.
- Cancellations notified in writing ten working days before the event; we charge a cancellation fee of 35 per cent of the standard rate. If we have already received payment we refund 65 per cent of the full fee.
- Cancellations within 10 working days before the event; We charge these at the full rate and do not give refunds.
- If no written notice of cancellation is received, no refund can be made.
- The University of Surrey reserves the right to cancel any event. In this case, the full fee will be refunded unless a mutually convenient transfer can be arranged. Details of event changes or cancellations are available by emailing the FEPS Short Courses Team.
- Delegates can make a provisional registration for a course by email. However bookings are only acknowledged formally once payment has been received.
- Substitutions from the same company may be made following consultation the FEPS Short Courses Team.
- The University reserves the right to cancel any course on the grounds of insufficient numbers or for other reasons beyond our control. In this case the full fee will be refunded unless a mutually convenient transfer can be arranged.
- Registrations cannot be accepted without a valid purchase order, credit card payment or cheque.
- Proof of payment.
- Registrations must come with a valid purchase order, credit card payment or cheque.
Disclaimer
This online prospectus has been prepared and published in advance of the commencement of the course. The University of Surrey has used its reasonable efforts to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publishing, but changes (for example to course content or additional costs) may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of the course. It is therefore very important to check this website for any updates before you apply for a course with us. Read more.
Course location and contact details
Campus location
Stag HillStag Hill is the University's main campus and where the majority of our courses are taught.
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XH