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Winning team 'Vertex'

Students showcase future-ready engineering skills in Siemens Digital Innovation Zone competition

Congratulations to student creators: Team Vertex, Muggleborn Mechanics and MyRobo who all took the top 3 spots at the annual Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) challenge.
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The elite award showcase rewarding the founders of the future

Congratulations to James who won with his pitch for Project Vex to regional investors and business leaders at The Emerge: Be enterprising Awards Showcase this month.
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UK-first aviation fuel testing centre delivers first results in push for greener flights

The University of Sheffield has announced a major milestone in the push for greener aviation, as it produces its first report from testing a new sustainable aviation fuel.
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Postdoctoral researcher explores the hidden science of pipe failure

How do aging cast iron pipes actually start leaking? Edward John, is the highlight in a new UKWIR video looking at his PhD research that uncovers how pressure changes in old cast iron pipes can cause cracks and leaks over time.
Hollie at the Undergraduate of The Year Awards

Civil & Structural Engineering student shortlisted for the targetJobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards

We're thrilled to share that Civil & Structural Engineering student Hollie Wilson was shortlisted for the Female Undergraduate of the Year and Awards - a fantastic achievement.
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From landslides to silicon skeletons: Sheffield engineers swap their labs for local pubs

Curious minds are invited to unravel life’s great mysteries - ranging from how tiny grains affect deadly landslides to predicting bone breaks before they happen - as the world’s largest public science festival returns to Sheffield.
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Professor Hajirasouliha appointed as an editor for a world-leading engineering journal 

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Iman Hajirasouliha has been appointed as an Editor for Thin-Walled Structures.
Delegates gathered for the online Ukraine conference

Rebuilding under pressure: from ideas to implementation in Ukraine’s reconstruction

The international conference on Safe, Sustainable, and Swift Reconstruction of Ukraine was held at Lviv Polytechnic National University last month, and included a UK mirror event hosted by the Sheffield team for virtual participants.
Oluwatamilore Adenipekun

Young researcher award celebrates future of rail

Oluwatamilore Adenipekun, a 4th Year Mechanical Engineering PhD student, secures the Young Researcher Prize at the Railway Engineering Institute (RailEI) Yorkshire Section competition.