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Professor Lenny Koh

Professor Lenny Koh is recognised for Highly Cited Researcher Award

Professor Lenny Koh of Sheffield University Management School is listed as one of 2024’s most highly cited researchers by Clarivate.
Boeing 747

New framework developed to allow rapid evaluation of decarbonisation technologies towards net zero

A new novel high-level framework is set to improve efficiency in life cycle assessment. In a new paper, the stakeholder-driven framework is applied to an aviation case study. This study is funded by BAE Systems.
Emissions being released from a chemical plant against a glowing skyline

Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds

The UK along with 15 of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
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Liang Kong attends the 2024 Hydrogen UK Conference

Liang Kong, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre (AREC), attended the annual Hydrogen UK Conference on 12 March 2024.
Bread

Reducing the environmental impact of a loaf of bread: SUMS leads interdisciplinary project

In a groundbreaking study researchers from the University of Sheffield have now calculated the environmental impact of a loaf of bread and which part of its production contributes the most greenhouse gas.
Blockchain

AREC wins Award For E-Waste Research

Prof Koh and colleagues have received the prestigious Elsevier Atlas Award for their work on e-waste. The Award recognises scientific research that has an impact on people around the World.
Car

McLaren Automotive to build new Manufacturing Facility in Sheffield thanks to Partnership with University of Sheffield
Networking

Driving Forward with DBL Logistics, City Region and Public-Private Organisations

Some of the world’s most well-known companies visited Sheffield to discuss the future of logistics research thanks our partnership with the University of Sheffield.
Cells

Partnership to work on humanitarian logistics using Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV): How can we revolutionalise the healthcare and medicines cold chains?

With over 1 billion people living in communities without regular access to essential medicines, the human cost of poor infrastructure and inadequate delivery logistics is felt throughout the underdeveloped world.