Centre for Machine Intelligence

Forging AI research, education, innovation and training, for the benefit of society.

Research

Interdisciplinary Research Themes

Having identified areas where research excellence, ambition and opportunity align at Sheffield, the CMI will focus on four interdisciplinary research themes.

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AI Community at Sheffield

The CMI aims to build and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, multidisciplinary environment for AI research at Sheffield.

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AI Research Engineering (AIRE)

The CMI has founded a AI Research Engineering (AIRE) team, which is pioneering a bold, collaborative approach to AI research software development to maximise the benefits of AI and deliver new AI capabilities and impactful research with global reach.
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Events

Event

Dr Michael Schlichtkrull - In Models we Trust: Reasoning about Truth with NLP

Thursday 5 June 2025, 1:30pm

Ada Lovelace Room (108), The University of Sheffield, 211 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP

Event

UK Crypto Day at University of Sheffield

Thursday 12 June 2025, 9:00am

Lecture Theatre 2, The University of Sheffield, 32 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield, S3 7RD

Event

AI in Health Showcase

Monday 16 June 2025, 9:15am

The Wave, The University of Sheffield, 2 Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2AH

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News

28 May 2025

Dr Susan Oman discusses AI, art and public engagement on BBC Radio Wales

Dr Susan Oman speaks to BBC Radio Wales about how the arts, public engagement, and interdisciplinary research are shaping more responsible approaches to AI.

Students who took part in the engineers for business final

16 May 2025

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Six top teams competed, showcasing AI-integrated solutions alongside other cutting-edge innovations.

14 May 2025

Taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI

Professor Neil Lawrence, Visiting Professor at the School of Computer Science, on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI on BBC Radio 4's 'The Life Scientific'.

Published by the BBC

A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility — The University of Sheffield is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

1 May 2025

UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by University of Sheffield

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the University of Sheffield.

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Connect

Partner with us

As part of its mission to power-up research and innovation with AI, the CMI works to bring people and expertise together to develop new partnerships that focus on real world challenges.

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Contact us

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Centre for Machine Intelligence,
D201-207 Central Wing,
Sir Frederick Mappin Building,
Mappin Street,
Sheffield S1 3JD

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