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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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27 July 2021

Free access to robotics resources urgently needed to prepare UK’s workforce for 2030

Everyone in the UK should be given free access to high-end robotics resources in order to close the skills gap and ensure everyone has the skills needed to be part of the workforce in 2030, a new report has called for.

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27 July 2021

University of Sheffield takes central role in new digital manufacturing research centres, with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing productivity

The University of Sheffield is to play a key role in the UK’s new Manufacturing Made Smarter research centres announced today (27 July 2021).
Student winners
26 July 2021

Mechanical engineering students crowned British winners of Formula Student

Team Sheffield Formula Racing fended off fierce competition from multiple teams at event held at Silverstone Race Circuit this week. The team joins 2017 winners Cardiff University as the only British winners of the competition so far.

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A young couple in bed with the man lying on his back snoring and the woman covering her ears with a pillow
15 July 2021

AI could be the secret to a better night’s sleep

Proof of who snores the loudest and advice on how to stop it may finally be coming to families across the country thanks to artificial intelligence developed by researchers.

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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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Sir Frederick Mappin Building
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