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Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure
Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure

Integrated anaerobic digestion and solar technology: ECOSMART:2 - enabling sustainable energy access

ECOSMART:2 addresses the critical needs of last-mile communities in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) by providing access to clean energy, promoting sustainable waste management, and supporting economic development.
Photovoltaic cells

Trading energy with neighbours could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests

Peer-to-peer energy trading - where customers can trade energy with each other rather than only buying it from one single supplier - could cut bills and carbon emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
A group of students pose at Nestle
Students and main organiser of the visit before going into the Nestlé manufacturing facility.

Students undertake industry site visits as part of their degree programme

Students studying MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering and MEng Chemical Engineering gain industry insights through organised visits to Nestlé in York and AstraZeneca in Macclesfield.
Microscopy image of triple negative breast cancer cells
Microscopy image showing triple negative breast cancer cells

Removing barriers to advanced imaging and machine learning-based analysis

Research Associate, Laura Wiggins, is part of a new project which aims to develop methods which will enable researchers in low- and middle-income countries to get more information from images using low cost microscopy equipment.

Professor Václav Tesař

Obituary: Professor Václav Tesař

It is with sadness that we inform you that Prof. Ing. Václav Tesař, CSc. has passed away on 23 October 2024. Between 1999 and 2004 he was a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering.
Professor Wang being elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Sheffield professor elected to prestigious European Academy of Sciences

Professor Meihong Wang, a leading expert in energy engineering, has been elected to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences.
Green illustration of a sustainable city with wind turbines, solar panels, trees, and eco-friendly symbols on a curved Earth.

New £5.5M manufacturing centre set to boost UK’s net-zero goals and drive economic growth

The ReMake Value Retention Centre (RVRC) will be located within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) and the University of Strathclyde, in partnership with the University of Exeter and the University of Sheffield.
A group of students who took part in the SURF scheme

10 years of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programme

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programme has been running for 10 years. The initiative was started by Professor Tuck Seng Wong and gives students the opportunity to experience research.

Remains of Union Carbide plant, Bhopal

The worst industrial accident in history – Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, India, 1984

Professor Macleod has contributed to the latest IChemE Loss Prevention Bulletin looking back on the Bhopal disaster. She covers how such a catastrophic accident could have happened and how to prevent such a terrible tragedy from ever happening again.