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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
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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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We started a commercial software company at our university – and you should too

Mike Holcombe, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, explains how he launched a software development company at the University and the impact it has had on students' education.

| Published by Time Higher Education
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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The University of Sheffield is today (12 May 2022) celebrating its pioneering research which is addressing some of the biggest global challenges and making a real-world impact.
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Company born from University of Sheffield collaboration sold for $69 million

A company created with the support of academics and alumni from Computer Science, whose cutting edge technology is helping to keep road users safe and bring down the cost of insurance, has been acquired in a deal worth approximately $69 million.
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Transforming Defence: Six Science and Tech Trends Set to Change the World

Opteran, a University Spinout led by co-founders Professor James Marshall and Dr Alex Cope, is mentioned on page 21 of the Transforming Defence: Six Science and Tech Trends Set to Change the World report for their work on biomimicry.

| Published by Wired
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Undergraduate student wins award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards 2022

Congratulations to undergraduate student, Lea Button, who has received the One to Watch Award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards 2022 for her work encouraging girls to study STEM subjects at school.