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University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

The University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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Computer Science Alumna Wins Award for Social Action

Congratulations to Computer Science alumna, Dr Qamar Naith, who won the Study UK Alumni Award for Social Action in Saudi Arabia
Andrei Popescu at POPL conference

Dr. Andrei Popescu receives distinguished paper award at POPL for the third consecutive year

Andrei has received distinguished paper awards at the last three Principle of Programming Languages (POPL) conferences, one of the most prestigious conferences in Computer Science.
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New AI guidance could help businesses and government use the technology

A new framework that could help businesses better understand and use AI has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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New tracking technology reveals the hidden foraging lives of desert ants

Groundbreaking tracking technology that has revealed new insights into how desert ants navigate their complex worlds could inspire the next generation of smart, efficient robots.
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Women journalists receive abuse "within seconds" from posting online

The Department's Professor Kalina Bontcheva and Dr Diana Maynard feature after helping to develop a new tool to measure the amount of abuse that journalists receive on Twitter.

| Journalism.co.uk
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PhD students take top prize for design of musical robot companion

A team of PhD students are jumping for joy after their music-loving robot companion won Best Design at the influential Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) 2023 Student Design Competition.
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University of Sheffield becomes member of newly-established Turing University Network

The University of Sheffield has further strengthened its ties with The Alan Turing Institute as it joins the UK’s national centre for data science and AI’s newly launched Turing University Network.
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Remote technologies help occupational therapists get patients home quicker

Using remote consultation technology to assess a patient’s home environment allowed for quicker hospital discharge and freed up staff time for other care.