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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.
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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.
IACMI visiting the University.

IACMI - The Composite Institute visit to the University of Sheffield

The representatives of IACMI - The Composite Institute visited the University of Sheffield on 5 March2024.
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Cold Sintering Process (CSP) is the most cost-effective, low-carbon way of sintering ceramics

Professor Ian Reaney and researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield and Pennsylvania State University have released a new paper.
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Professor Lenny Koh and collaborators publish a paper investigating voluntary environmental management

Professor Lenny Koh and collaborators have published a paper which investigates firms’ decisions to engage in voluntary environmental management (VEM) practices within an emerging market context, in the British Journal of Management.
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Significant Grant awarded by Agrifood Africa Innovation

Professor Lenny Koh and her research team, in collaboration with two prestigious Ghanaian-based research institutes, have been awarded the grant.
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Automotive logistic leaders from across the industry attended Logistics UK conference

This industry-led conference was an important event for the future of the Automotive industry
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Workshop explores the future of electric vehicle supply chains

A recent workshop held at the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the Universities of Cambridge and Surrey brought together representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss the future of Electric Vehicle (EV) supply chains.