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Celebrating the curiosity of mechanical engineers. Issue 18 of MechEng News now available.
The latest newsletter from the Department of Mechanical Engineering is now available to read online.
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University of Sheffield PhD Student Receives Award in Recognition of Research Excellence in Solar Energy
An international PhD student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been acknowledged for his commitment to research and learning excellence.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering recognised for commitment to promoting gender equality
The Department of Mechanical Engineering has achieved a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of its commitment to promoting gender equality.
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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 today (Thursday 11 October) 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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University of Sheffield Mechanical Engineers Present Research at International Contact Mechanics Conference
A team of twenty researchers, involving academics and students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, travelled to Delft in the Netherlands this September to present research exploring the interaction between rail track and wheel.
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Guest Blog: My Summer of Sending Things Into Space
Calum Reynolds is studying towards his MEng Mechanical Engineering with a year in industry and has just started his third year. Over the summer, he took up a placement with local company Sent Into Space. In his guest blog, he tells us more about his time there and how he enjoyed doing something out of the ordinary.
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Two Sheffield Professors awarded Fellowships by the Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce and Professor Marco Viceconti, both from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were admitted to the Royal Academy of Engineering at its AGM in London today (Tuesday 18 September 2018) in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.
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Mechanical Engineering Research Fuses with the Arts for Sheffield City Festival
Mechanical Engineers from the University of Sheffield have announced their involvement in the city-wide Festival of the Mind, a unique collaboration between academics from the University and experts from the city’s cultural and creative industries.
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JETSCREEN: Streamlining the development of sustainable aircraft fuels
Low-carbon transportation fuels in aviation such as direct sun-to-liquid alternatives and others will be vital for the EU Roadmap towards a more sustainable, competitive and secure energy system in 2050.
This is where JETSCREEN - a project involving University of Sheffield mechanical engineer and fuels expert, Dr Simon Blakey – aims to help, paving the way to more efficient screening of aviation fuels and speedier approval of renewable sources.
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Flying High: How Mechanical Engineering students took to the skies
Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Automatic Control and Systems Engineering students from the University of Sheffield were flying high as they took part in the annual UAS Challenge, organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
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Congratulations Class of 2018!
On Tuesday 17th July 2018, the Department of Mechanical Engineering celebrated with final year students as they graduated from the University of Sheffield.
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Students ‘make a change’ with innovative invention to help the visually impaired.
A cross-faculty team of engineering students are celebrating after their invention to help visually impaired people identify different bank and loyalty cards scooped first prize in this year’s ‘Make a Change!’ Engineering Challenge.
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A Big Walk for Mechanical Engineering
Colleagues from the Department of Mechanical Engineering recently took part in a marathon distance charity walk to raise funds towards the Sheffield Scanner Appeal.
Almost 340 people from across the University of Sheffield – including three teams from Mechanical Engineering - took to the paths of the Peak District on 22 June for the Big Walk 2018, raising over £63,000 in the process.
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Congratulations team MoonWorks!
The Sheffield Space Initiative Project ‘MoonWorks’ has beaten 14 other universities across the UK to claim the Innovation Prize in the UKSEDS Lunar Rover Competition.
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Exploring the reach of mechanical engineering. Issue 17 of MechEng News now available.
Read the latest newsletter from the Department of Mechanical Engineering - MechEng News. Now available to read online.