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Or Meir

Welcoming Professor Or Meir to the School of Computer Science

Professor Meir joins us in his role as Professor of Algorithms.
AI For Math Fund

Sheffield to lead $1M project on AI-powered theorem proving, funded by Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets

Titled ‘Copilots for Isabelle: Learning Logical Structure for a Better Proving Experience’, will advance the foundations and technology of interactive theorem proving, developing next-generation methods for proof assistants.
Bei and Amir

Meet our new academics

We are delighted to be welcoming Bei Peng, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence & Applications of AI, and Amir Ghalamzan, Associate Professor, to the School of Computer Science.

Academics from the University of Sheffield's Centre for Machine Intelligence being presented with an award on stage at the UKAIRS symposium
Academics from the University's Centre for Machine Intelligence have won an impact award at the UK's first national conference for AI research. The award recognises their research that is driving the responsible use of AI. Credit: UK AI Research Symposium

University of Sheffield researchers win UK first national AI prize

A new award recognising the strength and impact of the UK’s AI research, has been awarded to academics at the University of Sheffield.

Swagato Sanyal

Meet our new Lecturer in Algorithms: Dr Swagato Sanyal

We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Swagato to the School of Computer Science.

The 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25) in Sheffield

School of Computer Science hosts the 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25)

The event was hosted here at the University of Sheffield between 7 and 11 April 2025.
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.
The Life Scientific BBC Radio 4

Taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI

Professor Neil Lawrence, Visiting Professor at the School of Computer Science, on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI on BBC Radio 4's 'The Life Scientific'.

| Published by the BBC
Image of a white building with red roofing and a clocktower.
Image credit: File: Balme Library of University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balme_Library_of_University_of_Ghana,_Accra,_Ghana.jpg) Author: Rjruiziii, License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Collaboration between the Insigneo Institute and the University of Ghana

Dr Ning Ma, Lecturer in Medical Computing, has been awarded partnership development funding & will travel to Ghana with three colleagues to identify challenges & opportunities, & deliver a summer school to foster research skills and academic growth.