CBE students in the Pilot Plant

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Our interdisciplinary school is leading scientific exploration and engineering expertise in sustainability solutions, biomedical innovation and advanced materials. We address crucial issues like climate change, energy poverty, affordable medicine, sustainable agriculture and green manufacturing.

Study with us

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Undergraduate study 
Students outside engineering buildings
Undergraduate open days 
Materials Postgraduate students in discussion aroudn a laptop
Postgraduate taught study 

Our research

Inconel Nanoparticles
Research 
Students working
PhD study 

About the School

The Sir Frederick Mappin Building, home to the University of Sheffield Faculty of Engineering
About us 
Glass melting in the Quarrell Laboratory
People 

News

A 3D tomography image of PP mesh
The University of Sheffield-led study found PP mesh fibres became stiffer and showed signs of degradation 60 days after implantation, as seen in this 3D tomography image.

Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings

New evidence of the failings of the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal has been revealed by a major study by researchers at 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.
A display on the dashboard of an electric vehicle showing the battery charge level

Reduce demand and recycle critical materials like lithium, say top engineers

Professor Joan Cordiner has contributed to a new report calling for a national materials strategy that addresses the rising demand for critical materials.

Address

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

Contact us

General enquiries: cmbe@sheffield.ac.uk

Materials Science and Engineering enquiries: +44 114 222 5998

Chemical and Biological Engineering enquiries: +44 114 222 7521

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CBE students in the Pilot Plant