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Current job vacancies

Lecturer in Robotics

Closing date: 22st February 2023. Further information is available here.

Lecturer in Machine Learning

Closing date: 28th February 2023. Further information is available here.

Lecturer & Senior Lecturer in Computer Vision (two posts)

Closing date: 6th March 2023. Further information is available here

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News

2 February 2023

AI could speed up discovery of new medicines

Artificial intelligence that could reduce the cost and speed up the discovery of new medicines has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca.

2 February 2023

‘It's possible to create something really special’ - student celebrates dissertation prize win

Graduate Emily Ip was in ‘complete disbelief’ when she was told she’d won the Department’s Fretwell-Downing prize for her dissertation on using language cues to detect signs of cognitive decline.

24 January 2023

Researchers help develop guidelines for virtual home assessmets

Department of Computer Science research is helping to create guidelines for healthcare professionals to make sure virtual home assessments are accessible, practical and secure.

National Institute for Health and Care Research

11 January 2023

Research helps preserve endangered language for future generations

A Chinese language at risk of extinction is being kept alive for future generations with the help of Department of Computer Science research.

10 January 2023

AI legal assistant will help defendant fight a speeding case in court

Following news of an artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistant advising a defendant in court, the Department's Dr Nikos Aletras discusses the growing use of AI in the legal system and how its adoption needs careful consideration.

New Scientist

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16 December 2022

Next generation of self-aware robots could transform how therapy is delivered

Taking inspiration from therapy dogs, ambitious Department of Computer Science research could see next generation self-aware robots provide a novel new type of therapy for people in need.

23 November 2022

Multi-million pound project aims to combat disinformation with cutting edge artificial intelligence tools

A Department of Computer Science research team is collaborating on a major new European project to develop and build trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to deploy in the fight against increasingly sophisticated digital disinformation.

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Diamond Dog

What's this? MiRo is lost in the Diamond. Will MiRo find the rest of the robot pack? Watch the video to see MiRo navigate through teaching labs and study spaces.

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