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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.
green hydrogen roadmap

Towards a green hydrogen roadmap for the UK

Prof. Rachael Rothman and Prof. Joan Cordiner have contributed to a new report which aims to help policymakers ensure that green hydrogen can fulfil its potentially crucial role in a future low-carbon energy system.

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Balding man

Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

The key to curing male pattern baldness - a condition that affects up to 50 per cent of men worldwide - could lie in a sugar that naturally occurs in the human body, according to scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Engineering Heartspace building entrance

Our courses are ranked among the top in the Russell Group in the National Student Survey 

Our undergraduate degree programmes have all been ranked highly within the Russell Group across the seven different themes in the latest National Student Survey (NSS) being in the top 10 across all of them.
Group of students wearing PPE

Industry visits offer Pharmaceutical Engineering students invaluable learning experience

Students in the Pharmaceutical Engineering MSc program have been granted beneficial industry insights through organised visits to AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Almac.

Mark Rainforth

The I0M3 Bessemer Gold Medal has been awarded to Professor Mark Rainforth

Professor Mark Rainforth has been awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal. The medal is The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining most historic Premier Award, and the premier international award for outstanding services to the steel industry.