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Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

The only department in the UK and one of the best in the world dedicated to automation and systems engineering.

Research Excellence Framework 2021

REF 2021

Research that changes lives

We are proud to have come in the top 10 in the REF 2021 in terms of the quality of our research. 96 per cent of our research is rated in the highest two categories in the REF 2021.

Research Excellence Framework 2021

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REF 2021
13 May 2022

University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The University of Sheffield is celebrating its pioneering research which is addressing some of the biggest global challenges and making a real-world impact.
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29 April 2022

Engineering student is finalist at the Undergraduate of the Year Awards 

MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student Samuel Rhodes has become a finalist for the Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2022. 
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22 April 2022

Innovate - our department magazine

Read our new magazine with the latest news that celebrates some of the outstanding achievements of our staff, students and alumni.

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Engineering Heartspace entrance
24 February 2022

UKCI 2022 is coming to Sheffield

The Department of Automatic and Control and Systems Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering is delighted to be hosting the 21st Annual UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence at the University of Sheffield and has announced the call for papers.

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Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

+44 114 222 5250

acse@sheffield.ac.uk

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