External investment in excellence

Centre for Korean Studies

Housed within one of the largest East Asian Studies departments in Europe, the Centre for Korean Studies marks Sheffield out as a leading hub for Korean Studies in the region and the world.

Centre for Korean Studies

Engineers working on a large turbine at the Rolls-Royce Control and Monitoring Systems University Technology Centre.

Royce at the University of Sheffield

Leaders in advanced metals processing research, Royce is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to help accelerate university and industry ideas to industry production scale.

Royce at the University of Sheffield

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Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Dedicated to improving the treatment and care of people with long-term health conditions, the BRC creates an environment where early-phase, clinical and applied research can thrive.

Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre

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Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives

One of 30 centres worldwide and under the direction of Rolls-Royce, the UTC in Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives facilitiates advancements in technology aimed at future Rolls-Royce market requirements.

Rolls-Royce UTC in Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives

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South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre

Led by the University, the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre connects world-leading research with regional partners to reduce emissions while also enabling employment and economic growth.

South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre

EPSRC Future Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Research Hub

In partnership with academic and innovation leaders, CMAC transforms medicines manufacturing through multidisciplinary collaborative research, training and translation within a world-class facility.

CMAC Research Hub

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EPSRC Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing (FEMM) Hub

Through world-class manufacturing research and innovation, FEMM will assist UK manufacturing to capture significant value in the electrical machine supply chain, improve productivity and deliver cleaner growth.

FEMM Hub

Sheffield Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Research Centre

Located at the Kroto Innovation Centre, the Renewable Energy Research Centre is developing the most reliable, innovative and efficient wind turbine generators in partnership with Siemens Gamesa.

Sheffield Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Research Centre

Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation

The Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation brings together a wide range of researchers to explore the potential of using enhanced rock weathering on croplands to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation

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ESRC Centre for Care

Focusing on the perspective of families and individuals, communities and workers, the Centre for Care provides accessible evidence on care to inform changes that could improve the lives of millions of people.

ESRC Centre for Care

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

In collaboration with the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, the Grantham Centre's research helps create a sustainable future and mentor the next generation of sustainability researchers.

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

CaCHE is a multidisciplinary partnership between academia, housing policy and practice, producing evidence and new research to tackle the UK’s housing problems at a national, devolved, regional, and local level.

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)

EPSRC Research Centre for Connected Factories

The Centre aims to develop a blueprint for the factories of the future that will be able to respond to changing market requirements by being resilient, adaptable, and reconfigurable, funded by EPSRC and the Made Smarter challenge.

EPSRC Research Centre for Connected Factories

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EPSRC National Epitaxy Centre

The National Epitaxy Centre provides a range of high-quality bespoke epitaxial wafers and devices that underpin world-class semiconductor research to UK academics and industrial customers, and to support the impact of this research in the UK's scientific and industrial strategy.

EPSRC National Epitaxy Centre

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Rolls-Royce Control and Monitoring Systems University Technology Centre (UTC)

Alongside Rolls-Royce experts, the UTC carries out collaborative research with the aim of supporting the company's business aims through design, development, manufacture and service provision for integrated power systems that are used in the air, land and sea.

Rolls-Royce Control, Monitoring and Systems Engineering UTC

EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing Hubs

The University of Sheffield is a partner in four new hubs that are set to make manufacturing more sustainable.

Each hub will explore ways to reduce waste, emissions and pollution whilst also lowering production costs within key areas of manufacturing:

CSManuHubSust aims to capitalise on the huge opportunity of compound semiconductor manufacturing, as identified in the UK’s national semiconductor strategy.
Advanced Metrology for Sustainable Manufacturing hub will develop ground-breaking new technologies, such as quantum sensors, to improve resource efficiency and productivity in precision manufacturing.
MediForge hub aims to transform the development and manufacturing of medicines by pioneering an Industry 5.0 approach focused on harnessing advanced technologies for sustainable, resilient and human-centric medicine production.
Manufacturing Research Hub in Robotics, Automation and Smart Machine Enabled Sustainable Circular Manufacturing and Materials (RESCu-M2) aims to use advances in AI, robotics and intelligent automation to create a new sustainable circular manufacturing ecosystem across sectors.

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University of Sheffield to partner in new sustainable manufacturing hubs

Four new research hubs aiming to address the challenge of commercialising early stage research within key areas of manufacturing, such as aerospace, medicines and semiconductors, have been launched with academics at the University of Sheffield.

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