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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.
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.
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.
The Senzhen cityline and night

Innovating a new model of international cooperation: Shenzhen China and Sheffield UK

On May 9, 2019, The University of Sheffield hosted a prestigious incoming delegation from Shenzhen, led by Shenzhen Municipal Commerce Bureau Director-General Wang Youming, coordinated by AREC.
A pile of old waste parts from technical hardware

Solving the e-waste challenge requires global action

An international team of experts has highlighted the urgent need for global cooperation to reform the e-waste recycling industry and counteract the harm it poses, to both human health and the environment.
A group of AREC visitors and members stood inside the University Management School.

UoS AREC Research Centre collaboration with world leading Imerys and Penn State University
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New view of the world could help create unlimited sustainable resources

A pioneering predictor tool developed by the University of Sheffield will give scientists an alternative way to visualise the world and help to forecast the impact of climate change, population growth and energy use.
Members of AREC stood together

AREC China: Unveiling ceremony for the Sino-British "One Belt, One Road" Advanced Resource Efficiency Research Centre