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New Network+ to help improve the sustainability of UK’s foundation industries
Following the award of funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), a consortium of universities led by the University of Sheffield will interact with the foundation industries to help develop a national strategy to improve sustainability.
Categorised under: Engineering and Research
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Global disinformation report calls for internet companies to fact-check all political content and limit the reach of electoral falsehoods
Internet companies should apply fact-checking to all political content published by politicians, political parties and their affiliates to help tackle the spread of disinformation, according to a new report.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Social science and Research
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University of Sheffield engineers to help UK chemical industry become more sustainable
Engineers from the University of Sheffield are set to play a key role in helping the UK’s chemical industry reuse materials in order to deliver huge environmental benefits and boost the economy.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Community and Research
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British Steel enhancing rail products in major R&D partnership with University of Sheffield engineers
British Steel will enhance its range of world class rail products and services by embarking on a multi-million-pound research and development (R&D) programme with engineers from the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Community, Students and alumni, Teaching and Research
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University of Sheffield pledges carbon neutral campus by 2030
The University of Sheffield has today (Tuesday 10 November) pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions on campus by 2030 and across all activities by 2038, placing it among a small number of institutions that have committed to this level of transformational action in response to the climate emergency.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, International, Engineering, Community, Students and alumni, Teaching, Science, Social science, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance developed by researchers
A new, quicker way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria has been developed by a team of scientists.
Categorised under: Engineering, Students and alumni and Research
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New biofilms study could lead to a more sustainable water industry
Slightly reducing the amount of disinfectant residuals we use to maintain clean drinking water could deliver significant improvements to water quality while making our drinking water systems more sustainable, according to new research from engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Community and Research
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University of Sheffield academics honoured for world class research and innovation
Four academics from the University of Sheffield have been recognised for their world class research that is at the forefront of innovation in the UK by a prestigious fellowship scheme.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, Engineering, Social science, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Beirut explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, new analysis shows
The explosion in the Port of Beirut was one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in history - releasing enough energy in a matter of milliseconds to power more than 100 homes for a year - according to a new assessment of the disaster by engineers from the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering and Research
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Pioneering Sheffield Engineering Professor elected to a prestigious fellowship
Professor of Acoustics Kirill V Horoshenkov, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Categorised under: Engineering, Teaching and Research
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Acoustics industry is key to meeting UK’s Grand Challenges, researchers say
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced £1.3 million funding for the EPSRC UK Acoustics Network Plus (UKAN+) which is a four-year grant led by the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London.
Categorised under: International, Engineering and Research
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Engineers link brains to computers using 3D printed implants
Linking the human brain to a computer is usually only seen in science fiction, but now an international team of engineers and neuroscientists at the University of Sheffield (UK), St Petersburg State University (Russia) and Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) have harnessed the power of 3D printing to bring the technology one step closer to reality.
Categorised under: International, Engineering and Research
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Change planning laws to reduce waste and refurbish old buildings, engineers say
The government needs to go further with its circular economy plans if the UK is to reduce its waste and make a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to engineers from the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Engineering and Research
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Waste from the food chain could hold the clue to treating eye infections worldwide
A new laboratory model that can be used to test treatments for preventing and curing eye infections caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses, while also reducing the number of animals used in medical research, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Lab-grown bone could change the way we test new medical treatments
A new technology that could be used to test new treatments for human organs and bone tissue - all whilst reducing the need for animal research - has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering and Research