News
Our most recent news is listed below or use the search box.
Search
-
Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join UK consortium to map the outbreak
Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield, including our Department of Computer Science, and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
University of Sheffield engineer wins at the Inspirational Women of Sheffield Awards
An academic from the Faculty of Engineering has won the ‘Pam Liversidge OBE Award for Engineering’ at the 2020 Inspirational Women of Sheffield Awards hosted by the Sheffield Star.
Categorised under: Women in Engineering and Faculty news
-
Smash the barriers to your dream job in construction, Dame Julie tells schoolgirls
Rotherham’s best-known businesswoman Dame Julie Kenny CBE has urged schoolgirls not to let sexism stand in their career path.
Categorised under: Women in Engineering, Public Engagement and Faculty news
-
Prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh fellowship for Sheffield Engineering professor
Professor Joan Cordiner, Director of External Engagement and Professor of Process Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (The RSE)
Categorised under: Women in Engineering and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Engineering Heartspace shortlisted in prestigious awards
Our new Engineering Heartspace has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards.
Categorised under: Faculty news and Faculty Estate Development
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Scientists discover new compound which could improve photodynamic therapy for cancer
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, including a PhD student from our Department of Materials Science and Engineering, have synthesized a new compound which could improve the success rate of photodynamic therapy when treating cancer.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Researchers find a new way to produce chemicals sustainably by replicating natural processes
By replicating the natural processes suggested to play a role in the development of the origins of life, engineers at the University of Sheffield have found a potentially sustainable route to chemicals production, reducing greenhouse gases and carbon emissions.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
-
New artificial intelligence tools could help tackle online abuse
New tools which could be used to automatically detect and counter abuse on social media, are being developed by researchers in our Department of Computer Science.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Engineers to develop new cost-effective methods for cooling industrial electrical machines
New thermomagnetic liquids will be developed by engineers from our departments of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, which could be the solution to enable cost-effective cooling of next generation industrial electrical machines.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Our world-leading battery research
Our battery research takes place right across the Faculty of Engineering. By pioneering new materials, new chemistry, new electrical technology and new electrical systems, our engineers are helping batteries power a future where energy is reliable and sustainable.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
From poo to food: transforming sewage to ensure global food security
We are facing a crisis in the supply of phosphate, a vital mineral used in agricultural fertilisers, which could affect the global food supply chain.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
New University of Sheffield spin-out company developing game-changing micro-LED technology
A new spin-out company from the University of Sheffield that is developing the next generation of micro-LED technology has officially launched this week (4 February 2020). The company is harnessing research from our Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering - a world leader in semiconductor materials and devices.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Ground-breaking Augmented Reality app helps children recover from burns injuries
Dr Candice Majewski from our Department of Mechanical Engineering worked with Sheffield Children's Hospital, using additive manufacturing technologies to help children recovering from burns-related injuries.
Categorised under: Research news and Faculty news
-
Engineering academic becomes Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
Professor Keith Jackson, from our Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, has been appointed to the Royal Society's Entrepreneurs in Residence scheme.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Engineers develop materials that could help clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima
Materials which could be used to help clean-up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Research news, Women in Engineering and International News
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.