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Engineering Heartspace building entrance
Engineering Heartspace entrance
28 September 2022

Materials Science and Engineering at Sheffield ranks top 5 in the Guardian University Guide 2023

Engineering subjects at the University of Sheffield have been ranked among some of the best in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2023, published at the weekend (Saturday 24th September 2022).
Diamond
13 July 2022

Materials science is voted number one for student satisfaction in the UK.

96% of students are satisfied with their course putting materials science number one in the UK for student satisfaction in the most recent National Student Survey (NSS 2022).
The Diamond building
16 June 2022

Dr Alice Pyne recognised as one of UK’s most talented early career researchers

Dr Alice Pyne is one of three academics from the University of Sheffield to have been recognised as some of the most talented early career researchers and innovators in the UK by a prestigious fellowship.
Photo of Lauren Eggleton for the IOM3 young persons' lecturer competition
13 May 2022

PhD student wins IOM3 Young Persons' Lecture Competition, UK

PhD Student Lauren Eggleton has won the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) Young Persons Lecture Competition in the UK.

FAST - Processing Route

Solid-State Processing of Surplus Aluminium Alloy Powders through a Combination of Field Assisted Sintering Technology and Hot Rolling

The Sheffield Titanium Alloy Research [STAR] group partners with ECKART GmbH to convert surplus aluminium alloy powders from atomisation into sheet material in two solid-state steps for use in aerospace applications.

25 October 2022

Making software open and accessible to benefit research.

Dr Alice Pyne discusses the software her team created to analyse changes in DNA structure, and how making it open and accessible has benefited her field.

27 September 2022
An iron sits disassembled on a work bench with electronics and a laptop.

Showcasing student work at the Information Commons - Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics

A new exhibition on Level 1 in the Information Commons highlights artefacts and posters from the Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics module.

8 September 2022
Photo of Lucy Farquhar and a sample from her research

Designing Additively Manufactured High Entropy Alloys to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability of Aerospace Components

Lucy Farquhar, PhD Researcher, Partners with Boeing UK to establish a novel additive manufacturing solution to develop high entropy alloys able to operate under high temperatures for jet engine applications.

25 August 2022
A person wearing protective equipment pouring molten glass into a mould

A glassy solution to nuclear waste

Dr Clare Thorpe, a researcher from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, discusses how glass can be used as a storage material for nuclear waste.

23 June 2022 | Physics World