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AI generated image of albumin molecules

University of Sheffield researchers join ARIA Universal Fabricators programme

Researchers at Sheffield take on the challenge of developing scalable manufacturing processes that use proteins as the manufacturing tools to assemble advanced inorganic and composite materials.
Meihong Wang, James Marshall, Ian Reaney

Three academics from the Faculty of Engineering have been elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows

Congratulations to Professor Meihong Wang and Professor Ian Reaney from the School who join the Royal Academy of Engineering as Fellows.
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Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering achieve top-five places in Guardian rankings 2027

Outstanding results highlight the School’s strength across its subject areas
Deep borehole facilities

Dr Karl Travis joins the Independent Advisory Committee for the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center (DBDC)

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center has added three experts to its Independent Advisory Committee. Dr Karl Travis joins Emeritus Professor Neil Chapman, who is Chair of the committee.

Photovoltaic cells

Trading energy with neighbours could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests

Peer-to-peer energy trading - where customers can trade energy with each other rather than only buying it from one single supplier - could cut bills and carbon emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
Netball team

GRAND slammers crowned campus champions!

The GRAND Slammers, the school's social netball team, have achieved a remarkable double victory, winning both the social netball league title and the post-season tournament championship.
Students who took part in the engineers for business final

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Six top teams from the University of Sheffield pitched innovative solutions in high-stakes competition.
A group of students pose at Nestle

Students undertake industry site visits as part of their degree programme

Students studying MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering and MEng Chemical Engineering gain industry insights through organised visits to Nestlé in York and AstraZeneca in Macclesfield.
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Removing barriers to advanced imaging and machine learning-based analysis

Research Associate, Laura Wiggins, is part of a new project which aims to develop methods which will enable researchers in low- and middle-income countries to get more information from images using low cost microscopy equipment.