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19 November 2019

Engineering students scoop top project prize

Sheffield students have won the best project in their category at The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation competition.

29 October 2019

A bloody good algae

Why does 'Blood Algae' make salmon pink and how could it be a super antioxidant? PhD student Tom Butler explains why he's working with this algae.

22 October 2019

Department are finalists for the IChemE Global Awards 2019

The Department is joining more than 100 finalist entries from around the world and in with a chance of winning a trophy for excellence in chemical engineering at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2019.

3 September 2019

Next generation of lithium-ion batteries set to be developed by University of Sheffield engineers

Engineers at the University of Sheffield are set to develop the next generation of lithium-ion batteries, which could be used to transform the performance and range of electric vehicles, as part of a major new collaborative research project together with Cambridge, Oxford, Lancaster, UCL, the Science and Technology Facilities Council and 11 industry partners.

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

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