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Professor Peter Styring and Dr George Dowson from the University of Sheffield's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have won an Engineering Impact award for developing game-changing carbon capture technology.

Game-changing carbon capture technology honoured by engineers

Groundbreaking carbon capture technology developed by University of Sheffield researchers in collaboration with industry partner AESSEAL has been recognised with a prestigious award.
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Sheffield ranked among top ten for Chemical Engineering - Times Good University Guide 2024

The University of Sheffield has been ranked in the top ten of UK universities for Chemical Engineering in this latest league table result.
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UK and Japan partnership to develop new technologies for nuclear waste disposal

New research, led by the University of Sheffield, that will develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste has been awarded funding by the UK in partnership with the Japanese government.

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Accelerating Vaccine Development With Automation

Dr. Zoltán Kis discusses his research into continuous process methods and computational models for mRNA vaccine production, including challenges around real-time assessment.

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