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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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Researchers from the Challenge Us programme are working with business to help explore the potentials of Big Data.

The Challenge Us programme provides free advice from Italian and European research institutions and universities to companies wishing to explore the potential of data they generate during the production, marketing, interactions with customers and the
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Dr Emma Norling joins the QAA advisory group for Computing

Congratulations to Dr Emma Norling who will join a group of experts to review the current QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Computing.
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Congratulations to Dr Heidi Christensen who won the FDM everywoman in Technology award in the Academic Category.

This award recognises women in academia who have made an outstanding contribution to technology and science and whose work has made or has the potential to make a significant long-term impact in STEM.

Magnetic materials attract attention for reservoir computing

The study of domain walls in ferromangnetic nanorings has demonstrated behavior which has the potential to be useful in the development of reservoir computing, a brain-inspired computing method.
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Honeybees can solve maths tests without using numbers

Honeybees can solve a type of maths test without any need for numbers - a discovery that could be used to develop smarter artificial intelligence - according to new research from the University of Sheffield.