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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.
MOU has been signed between SIDC and Uni of Sheffield

Creating global ties with Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the University of Sheffield and Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre in Malaysia.

Professor Wang being elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Sheffield professor elected to prestigious European Academy of Sciences

Professor Meihong Wang, a leading expert in energy engineering, has been elected to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences.
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 selfie of Dimitris in front of The Diamond building

Biomedical Engineering student reaches the final of Global Student Prize

Dimitris Boufidis has beaten almost seven thousand students to become one of fifty finalists in the Chegg.org Global Student Prize, which awards prize money to a student who has made a significant impact on students and society.
CBE student in laboratory

Chemical engineering at the University of Sheffield ranked in the top five for student satisfaction

Courses in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering are some of the best in the country for student satisfaction.
An exterior photo of the Diamond with Jessop building behind

Biomedical Engineering in the top three for student satisfaction

Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sheffield has been ranked in the top three in the Russell Group for student satisfaction.
Professor William Zimmerman

Cracked, the cold case of why boiling water freezes faster

Microbubbles and the Mpemba effect: Professor Will Zimmerman appears in the Times and comments on a physical chemistry mystery.