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What happens when bombs explode?
Blast and impact experts from our Department of Civil and Structural Engineering are getting to the heart of what happens inside an explosion, in a new project aimed at improving the design of bomb protection systems.
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New £7 million project launched to fix underground pipes with robots
Robots could soon be swimming in underground water pipes, finding damage and fixing leaks thanks to a major new research project led by the University of Sheffield.
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Pine needles from old Christmas trees could be turned into paint and food sweeteners in the future
Abandoned Christmas trees could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners according to new research by a PhD student from our Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
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Autonomous robots could be transporting huge aircraft wings for Airbus within the next five years
A collaborative research project with researchers from our Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering and engineers at the AMRC’s Integrated Manufacturing Group, could mean entire aircraft wing assemblies are transported by intelligent, autonomous robots at the vast Airbus production facility in North Wales.
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University of Sheffield researchers join forces to tackle plastic waste
Researchers from across the University of Sheffield are set to combine their expertise in order to help tackle the billions of tons of plastic waste around the world as part of a pioneering new project.
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University of Sheffield partners with GKN Aerospace to boost new digital technologies in aerospace m
The new centre - funded by a £17m commitment from GKN Aerospace and a £15m commitment from the UK government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute - is expected to open in 2020 in Bristol.
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Engineering students create innovative assistive technology to help people with disabilities
Engineering students have collaborated with individuals with disabilities to help them overcome everyday challenges using assistive technology.
The Hackcessible make-a-thon, which aims to give students real world experience in manufacturing, as well as providing solutions that will increase accessibility for individuals with disabilities, was held over the weekend (1-2 December 2018) in the Diamond's iForge student-led makerspace.
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Sheffield Engineering Graduate named Railstaff Graduate of the Year 2018
Congratulations to Civil & Structural Engineering graduate and alumnus of SELA (Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy), James Featherstone, who has been named Railstaff Graduate of the Year 2018. This award recognises the impact James has made in his first year at Network Rail. In particular, his Fast Trackers outreach initiative and mentoring of current SELA students.
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Engineering degrees offer Sheffield students the best return
Sheffield’s engineers benefit from an increase in earnings compared to non-graduates in England, a new report has revealed.
Categorised under: Women in Engineering and Faculty news
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A new dawn for water research
Simon Tait, Professor of Water Engineering in our Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, explains in Utility Week how a wave of new research facilities is set to revolutionise the UK's water infrastructure.
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A new dawn for water research
Simon Tait, Professor of Water Engineering in our Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, explains in Utility Week how a wave of new research facilities is set to revolutionise the UK's water infrastructure.
Categorised under: Research news and Comment and Discussion
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Remembering Sir S. Y. Chung
Distinguished Mechanical Engineering Alumnus, The Hon Sir Sze-yuen Chung GBE, GBM, PhD, HonFIMechE, FREng, JP, has died at the age of 101.
As well as an alumnus Sir S.Y. was also an honorary graduate (Hon LLD 1985), a major benefactor and friend of the University.
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Personalised, Predictive and Preventative Healthcare
Local Sheffield company, SleepCogni, are clinically validating a system that will improve sleep and allow for remote patient monitoring. Student Joe Hawkins, from our Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE) has been involved in the project and has shown via his final year project work that SleepCogni can predict the onset of sleep through measurements taken by their wearable device.
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New world-leading advanced engineering research centres open in Sheffield
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP and Mayor of the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis MP visited Sheffield to open the University of Sheffield’s three new multi-million pound research centres which aim to boost the region’s reputation as a hub for advanced engineering and industrial digital technologies.
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Success for IPE Students Recognised for 2018 Global Undergraduate Awards
A student from Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield has reached the finals of the Global Undergraduate Awards, the world's largest international academic awards programme.
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