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Hot Steel Moving Into Forging Machine

University of Sheffield ready to support UK Steel Strategy

The University of Sheffield stands ready to support the UK’s new steel strategy, which has been announced this week (19 March 2026).
Three researchers posing for a photograph

Northern Gritstone co-leads £2 million pre-Seed round into AmpliSi

AmpliSi is a graduate of Northern Gritstone’s NG Studios deeptech program. The company is swapping graphite for silicon to unlock scalable, sustainable and supply chain-secure EV batteries with dramatically improved performance.

Northern Gritstone
Two researchers standing in front of a fume cupboard

University of Sheffield to train UK’s future nuclear workforce

£9.6M SATURN-2 programme launched to deliver the UK’s next generation of nuclear experts.
Richard Thackray giving a lecture

Inspiring the next generation of engineers in India

Dr Richard Thackray visited two cities in India as part of a British Council scheme to promote UK research and to inspire young people in India.
Students and alumni outside the AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield

Student blog post: industry visits

MEng Chemical Engineering and MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering students take part in industrial visits to Almac and AstraZeneca
Academics receiving an award

UK-SEA Vax Hub wins Bionow Social Impact Award

Congratulations to Professor Tuck Seng Wong and the rest of the team at UK-SEA Vax Hub who won the Bionow Social Impact Award.
Test reads: Congratulations! PhD award winners

Celebrating our PhD students

Our PhD prizes celebrate research excellence and achievement.

Cover for the Women and Equalities Committee Report: Cosmetic procedures.

Influencing parliamentary recommendations for breast implant safety

Dr Nicholas T H Farr has provided written evidence used in a new report focussing on the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures.
University of Sheffield PhD students supported by EDF
(LtR) EDF-supported University of Sheffield PhD students William Davies, Michael Greenall and Ioni Kalospyrou

Partnership spotlight: EDF Energy

The University of Sheffield has become an integral part of EDF UK’s innovation strategy and talent pipeline as their mutually beneficial partnership continues to go from strength to strength.