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External advisory board members

New external advisory board appointed for the Centre for Machine Intelligence

Ten leaders from organisations from industry, government, and the third sector, have joined a new advisory board to guide AI research at the University of Sheffield.

EYH winning team

Engineering You’re Hired students showcase innovation and creativity at the Engineers and Scientists in Business Final

The entrepreneurial talent and creativity of our students was celebrated at the 2026 Engineers and Scientists in Business Competition Final.
Carolina Scarton

“If you tell kids they can’t go on social media, that’s exactly what they will do.”

Dr Carolina Scarton speaks to Sheffield Tribune on the increasing number of children using social media who are being targeted with lies online.
Data verification abstract AI

School of Computer Science awarded funding to build datasets shaping the future of AI

The project builds datasets to stress-test AI’s ability to safely analyze complex charts, tables, and long text within professional fact-checking scenarios.
Photo of Donghwan Shin with tetris blocks

How artificial intelligence slots into research

It was coding a Tetris-winning AI agent that flipped Dr Donghwan Shin’s focus from software engineering to AI. Now he’s investigating how AI can transform the research environment, and beyond.
Future Greens co-founder Gabriele giving a talk to students

Future Greens: graduates secure six-figure investment for vertical farming revolution

A group of recent University of Sheffield graduates are set to transform the world of vertical farming after securing a six figure investment for their sustainable startup.
A picture of the Automated Analytics team

'It was enlightening working with them' - University expertise helps local company take AI to the next level

South Yorkshire-based Automated Analytics is using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to help its clients understand customers, improve their experience and ultimately boost sales, following a collaboration with academics in the Department.
Mike Mangan headshot

Dr Michael Mangan awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Mike Mangan one of only 75 Future Leader Fellowships with a project to pioneer the commercialisation of robots controlled by natural, not artificial, intelligence

Maksim Zhukovskii

Congratulations to Dr Maksim Zhukovski who has had their paper accepted to a top algorithmic conference

The Foundations of Computer Science research group celebrate continued success as Dr Maksim Zhukovski has his paper accepted by the ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms.