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Engineering at Sheffield

We are one of the biggest and best providers of engineering research and education in the UK, with over 6,700 students and an annual research income of over £150m.

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CIV Martin Mayfield
28 January 2021

Rise in flood victims more likely to suffer from poor mental health, Yorkshire flooding experts warn

Professor Martin Mayfield from Department of Civil and Structural Engineering comments that there is a disproportionate amount of national research and development funding going into the so-called ‘golden triangle' of London, Oxford and Cambridge.

Yorkshire Post
Dr Tuck Seng Wong
28 January 2021

How is a vaccine engineered?

Dr Tuck Seng Wong from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering points out that engineering a vaccine is a complex process. He also highlights that to ensure future medicine security it is vital to train next-generation engineer

Express Pharma
7 January 2021

New blast laboratory to help protect against terrorist attacks

A new world class laboratory that is set to develop an unprecedented insight into the behaviour of explosives - data which could help to improve the UK’s ability to protect against terrorist attacks - is being launched by engineers at the University

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The Faculty of Engineering comprises seven academic departments and three interdisciplinary programme areas covering all the engineering disciplines.

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