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Semiconductor funding

The National Epitaxy Facility and CHIMES-IKC facility receive new funding in £6.6million investment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The investment will be used to upgrade critical national infrastructure and facilities across key strategic areas, including compound semiconductors, photonics, and advanced packaging.
APPG Semiconductors Reception

University of Sheffield researchers engage with UK policymakers at APPG for Semiconductors reception

The event highlighted both the school and the University’s research excellence and reinforced its role in shaping national semiconductor policy and innovation.
Stock image representing semiconductor technology

University of Sheffield to lead £12.5m national centre for next-generation semiconductor systems

The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy.
Man struggling with a long term health condition

Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long-term health conditions, thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the University of Sheffield.
(LtoR) Founders Edward George and William Toms

From bedroom to boardroom: enterprising student duo set up thriving Sheffield business

An entrepreneurial student duo has built their fledgling engineering firm from a bedroom startup to a full-scale city centre operation - all while balancing the demands of their Master’s degree studies.
Phlux SPIE Prism Award

Phlux Technology wins prestigious SPIE Prism Award

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering spin-out was recently handed the prestigious award at a gala dinner held in San Francisco.

Pyroptik

Sheffield spin-out launches handheld hyperspectral imaging camera for field-based research

ChromaMapper from PyrOptik achieves visible–near-infrared hyperspectral imaging at 10 nm resolution for under £5,000
Tackling wildfires with AI and swarms of UAVs

Tackling wildfires with AI and swarms of UAVs

Team AURA participated in the semi-finals of the XPRIZE Wildfire competition, demonstrating technology developed here at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Turning a “Flaw” into a Superpower: Sheffield Researchers Redefine How Robots Move

Turning a “flaw” into a superpower: Sheffield researchers redefine how robots move

The team of engineers from the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering have turned a robotic ‘flaw’ into an advantage by using hysteresis to enable soft robots to move, morph, and grow with minimal actuation.