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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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3D printed faceshields for NHS workers
15 April 2020

3D printing face shields for doctors and healthcare workers

Our engineers are responding to a national call for help in the fight against coronavirus by 3D-printing face shields for doctors and healthcare workers.
Photograph of children making bikes
9 July 2020

Manufacturer helps local pupils make moves with university outreach scheme

A Sheffield-based postural support equipment specialist is helping to engage children across the city in engineering after partnering with an outreach scheme launched by the University of Sheffield.
Headshot of Zi-Qiang Zhu
3 July 2020

Prestigious IEEE Tesla Award won by Sheffield Professor

Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering has received the prestigious 2021 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for outstanding contributions to the generation and utilisation of electric power.
Microscopic illustration of the coronavirus that was discovered in Wuhan, China - iimage is an artisic but scientific interpretation, with all relevant surface details of this particular virus in place
5 June 2020

Sheffield engineers manufacture SARS-CoV-2 virus components for COVID-19 antibody tests

Over the past two months staff from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have collaborated to manufacture component parts of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which will be used to produce robust and reliable antibody tests.
Gloved hand holding a positive Covid-19 blood test
4 June 2020

Researchers develop Artificial Intelligence to prevent new waves of COVID-19

A University of Sheffield research student has helped develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict COVID-19 from standard blood tests two weeks earlier than current, existing tests.

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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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