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A group photo of people standing on the steps outside a white building (under a sign for the college of Basic and Applied Sciences at the University of Ghana)

AI and Biomechanics for Health in Ghana Workshop

Five members of the Insigneo Institute, Ning Ma, Claire Brockett, Jen Rowson, Chaona Chen, and Xi Wang, recently visited Accra, Ghana, to deliver a workshop on AI and Engineering for Health at the University of Ghana, 23 - 27 February 2026.

Chris Bartley(2)

School of Computer Science PhD student preserving the Manx language with the use of Artificial Intelligence

With only 2,200 people still speaking the Manx language, Chris Bartley is using AI text-to-speech systems to protect and showcase the heritage of endangered languages.

Houses of Parliment

Sheffield Experts to Shape National AI Policy through APPG Advisory Board

Professor James Marshall, Director of the CMI, has joined the APPG AI Advisory Board representing the University of Sheffield. Joined by four CMI experts, he will provide evidence to Parliament to shape the future of responsible UK AI policy.
Islam Elgendy

Welcoming Islam Elgendy to the School of Computer Science

Islam joins the School of Computer Science in his role as University Teacher in the Teaching Specialist group.
4 students standing outside the Diamond holding their smartwatch device

University of Sheffield engineering students claim runner-up title in assistive technology global design challenge.

Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science students are taking the world of assistive technology by storm with their innovative ‘Hear4Me’ smartwatch device that empowers people with hearing loss to detect and navigate important environmental sounds.
Fit2Drive telematics

New research project highlights the potential of telematics to help support older drivers

This project was led by telematics specialist The Floow in collaboration with the School of Computer Science and the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield and the NIHR Devices for Dignity MedTech Co-operative (D4D).

The CMI Launches New AI Series on the University of Sheffield Player

The Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) launches a new series of films & podcasts, demonstrating how research at the University of Sheffield is redefining possibilities in healthcare, engineering, and beyond.

A visual representation of AI learning from different kinds of data

New ‘blueprint’ for advancing practical, trustworthy AI

A new ‘blueprint’ for building AI that highlights how the technology can learn from different kinds of data to make it more deployable in the real world, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the Alan Turing Institute.
Or Meir

Welcoming Professor Or Meir to the School of Computer Science

Professor Meir joins us in his role as Professor of Algorithms.