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Sheffield AI research highlighted in Financial Times feature on UK digital economy

Professor James Marshall, Director of the Centre for Machine Intelligence, discusses how South Yorkshire's physical AI and advanced engineering are driving UK economic growth outside of London.
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Forging a Responsible Future: University of Sheffield's Centre for Machine Intelligence Unveils 2026 Strategy

The University of Sheffield’s Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) has launched its Strategy 2026, a plan to advance artificial intelligence while championing responsible, human-centric development.
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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.
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New research finds Insect-inspired intelligence is the key to robotic autonomy

University of Sheffield spin-out, Opteran Technologies, has collaborated on a new paper which highlights that insect intelligence can inspire an alternative to mainstream approaches to robot intelligence.
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Paul Richmond is a research software engineer in the United Kingdom.Credit: Shelley Richmond

Why science needs more research software engineers

Paul Richmond speaks to Nature about life as a Research Software Engineer, the role of software in the research enterprise and the state of the field as it reaches its tenth anniversary.

| Nature
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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.