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Three students carrying the Desert Winds rocket through the US desert

Record-breaking rocket launched by University of Sheffield students

supersonic rocket that has broken a series of UK and European altitude records, has been built by a team of engineering students at the University of Sheffield.
A student using a robot arm in a competition

Students wow judges in Siemens Digital Innovation Zone robotic arm competition

Judges were blown away by the ingenuity and creativity of four student teams who programmed a robot arm to navigate complex courses in a recent competition held at the Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ).
Two military medics providing medical treatment to a soldier injured during combat

New robots set to triage UK military personnel in combat

Robots will soon be able to provide medical care to military personnel during combat, as part of new research at the University of Sheffield.
The view from underneath the wing of an ULTRA UAV during a test flight

Swarms of advanced UAVs to collect key environment data

Swarms of advanced unmanned aircraft are set to carry out aerial surveys of Antarctica – gathering crucial data on changes to the region’s environment and wildlife – as part of new research with engineers from the University of Sheffield.
George Panoutsos

Professor George Panoutsos becomes Head of Department 

Professor George Panoutsos has started his role as the Head of the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.

Photo of Professor Jim Lister opening the UKCI 2022

UK Computational Intelligence Workshop hosted in Sheffield

The University of Sheffield this year hosted the UK Computational Intelligence Workshop, showcasing the latest research into neural networks, fuzzy systems and evolutionary computation.
Photo of student Shamoil Khomosi at Mercedes surrounded by trophies

Shamoil Khomos writes about his experience studying in the UK

Shamoil Khomas a student from India, has written an article about his experience studying a BEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with a Year in Industry student for the Free Press Journal.

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