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Professor Alice Pyne has received the 2026 BBS Louise Johnson Early Career Award

Professor Pyne has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to the field of biophysics and will present an invited lecture on her work at the 2026 British Biophysical Society (BBS) Biennial meeting in Glasgow.
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Spinout spotlight: Kausalyze

Kausalyze, a spinout from the University of Sheffield's School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, is providing systems-level intelligence to help process manufacturers reduce downtime and increase operational efficiency.
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Recognition for undergraduate excellence. Sam Jackson has received the IOM3 Excellence in Undergraduate Studies Award, and the Royal Charter Prize

Sam Jackson has been recognised for his academic excellence and his positive contribution to the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
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Major award for Flue2Chem Project at COP30 in Brazil

The Flue2Chem project has been recognised at the Net-Zero Industries award. The project received the National Winner United Kingdom award in the category of Outstanding Project.

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Taking our Artefacts Project home

This time of year would usually see our 2nd Year students working on the Artefacts Project, where they work in teams to reverse engineer a common household object, but this year we've had to take an alternative approach to this project.