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Aerospace engineering graduate scoops prestigious national lecture award.

University of Sheffield alumna, Denisse Pasco Ku was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Norbert Edward Rowe (NE Rowe) Award.
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Developing and delivering new monitoring technology for the UK water sector

An interdisciplinary team of engineers across two universities and industry has been awarded a major grant of £650,000 to develop new water quality sensing technology.
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University of Sheffield engineering students claim runner-up title in assistive technology global design challenge.

Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science students are taking the world of assistive technology by storm with their innovative ‘Hear4Me’ smartwatch device that empowers people with hearing loss to detect and navigate important environmental sounds.
CCWI Conference 2025

International academic community brought together for annual urban water conference at Sheffield

The University of Sheffield played host to the 21st International Computing & Control in the Water Industry Conference (CCWI), welcoming 130 delegates from both academia and industry from across the globe to discuss the future of the water sector.
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Water Minister Emma Hardy highlights Pipebot Patrol in her keynote speech at the British Water Annual Conference in Coventry

Water Minister Emma Hardy emphasised the importance of collaboration and innovation across the UK water sector, highlighting Pipebot Patrol as a leading example.
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Engineers explain damage to Russian dam hit by Ukraine

A dam in Russia was struck by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War over the weekend of 25 October 2025 and Dr Andrew Barr comments to NCE about the structure of the dam and the impact of the damage it received.

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Collaborating to rebuild post-conflict Ukraine

Researchers from Ukraine visited the University of Sheffield last month to advance a joint venture that aims to revolutionise Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction.
Joel's placement at Space Forge

Sheffield Student's Placement Work is Now Orbiting the Earth

Not many students can say their work is in space, but our Mechanical Engineering graduate Joel can. The satellite he helped build whilst on his placement with Space Forge recently launched into orbit.

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3D printing lab earns Bronze environmental award for sustainability efforts!

The School’s Advanced Polymer Sintering Laboratory and Laser Lab, both in the Royal Exchange Building, are awarded Bronze accreditation at the LEAF awards.