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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.

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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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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.
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Professor in Text Analytics Awarded Membership to DCMS College of Experts

Professor Kalina Bontcheva from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield has become a member of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports’ (DCMS) College of Experts.
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Sheffield one of first recipients of Turing Network Development Awards

The University of Sheffield has been announced as one of the first recipients of a new award launched by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
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New research grant to support research into digital twins for high-value engineering applications

James Law and John Clark are part of a team led by David Wagg (Mechanical Engineering) that have been awarded £890k of grant funding by The Alan Turing Institute to support research into digital twins for high-value engineering applications.