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Life in a Foreign University | ‘In the University of Sheffield, I learnt to choose what drives me’

Shreyas Mottur Venugopal, a Mechanical Engineering student, shares his Sheffield experience of the academic environment, participating in the Siemens Digitally Designed Stories Challenge, cultural integration, and his personal growth.

The Indian Express
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MAC students amongst winners at the University of Sheffield's most promising student start-ups awards

Congratulations to students Majd, Akmal, Nayden and alumnus Ben who were recognised for their entrepreneurial spirit at the Emerge Awards Showcase earlier this month.

HCN Reports

Unlocking liquid hydrogen flight: Why fundamental research matters now more than ever

Fantastic work led by Prof Hassan Ghadbeigi on the material behaviour in cryogenic hydrogen environments - this activity is part of four reports that analyse the global landscape in fundamental cryogenic hydrogen research.

Aerospace Technology Institute
Engineers in Business second place team

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Congratulations to our Mechanical Engineering students who were part of team MUSH-ROOM (Smart Farming) and came second in the Engineers in Business final this month.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic Sheffield scissor maker sharpen its edge

Experts from the School are using cutting-edge technology to help Ernest Wright understand techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation to identify subtle improvements to their tried and tested processes.
Brick Model 3d Results (ferrite green, pearlite orange and yellow)
Modelled microstructure after 20000 wheel passes. The initially smooth surface has developed roughness, cracks, and permanent deformation in response to wheel loads.

Building a better, safer railway future through research and development

Professor David Fletcher and engineering student Philomenah Holladay, presented a groundbreaking approach to modelling rail defects at the Vehicle Track Interface Seminar 2025.

| Published by Rail Engineer
Students from Project Sunride stood in front of their rocket - Desert Winds

To infinity: the story of the UK's groundbreaking student liquid rocket

‘Desert Winds: The UK's First Student Liquid Rocket’ documentary, premiered on Saturday 22nd March in the Diamond Building, at the University of Sheffield.
Image of a white building with red roofing and a clocktower.
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Collaboration between the Insigneo Institute and the University of Ghana

Dr Jennifer Rowson & Professor Claire Brockett, will travel to Ghana with Dr Ning Ma & Dr Chen Chen from the School of Computer Science to identify challenges & opportunities, and deliver a summer school to foster research skills and academic growth.
John Gibbins public lecture

Time is running out for carbon capture success – but competing interests are delaying projects

Professor Jon Gibbins, director of the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre, features in this piece from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

| Published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers