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Race2Space team winning award
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'The Arthurs' honour Sheffield’s Race 2 Space initiative for notable achievement in space activities

The Faculty’s Race 2 Space (R2S) team was awarded the 2025 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for best Industry/Project Team by the British Interplanetary Society at an awards ceremony in London last month. 
The pathway from seasonal waste to sustainable aviation fuel

The pathway from seasonal waste to sustainable aviation fuel

A new blog from SoMAC students Rory Hannah, Krishnikha Ananthakrishnan and Eleanor Borrill, takes a festive look at the different waste feedstocks and pathways that can be used to make sustainable aviation fuel. Test your knowledge in a quiz!
Ranim AbouElAdab

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the Placement Year Awards 2025

Congratulations to SoMAC student Ranim AbouElAdab who was Highly Commended in the Sustainability Award and Placement Student of the Year Award.
Sonic sensing tech

Synthotech kicks off Knowledge Transfer Partnership with The University of Sheffield and Synovate

A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with The University of Sheffield and Synovate, supported by Innovate UK, has been launched.
Aerospace engineering alumna holding an award and smiling

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.
River image

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.
4 students standing outside the Diamond holding their smartwatch device

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.
Pipebot Patrol

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.