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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.
Computer Science student, Harvey Cash.

Computer Science student confirmed as SURE Student Researcher of the Year

Congratulations to Harvey Cash who has been awarded the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Student Researcher of the Year award. Harvey was nominated by Professor Guy Brown for his project "Low-Cost Sensors for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea".
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Simplifying Text with SIMPATICO

Researchers at the University of Sheffield are building an automatic tool which simplifies online text making it more accessible to readers.
Professor Guy Brown - Head of Department of Computer Science

Prof. Guy Brown reappointed for second four-year term

The Department of Computer Science is delighted to announce that the Head of Department, Prof. Guy Brown, has been reappointed in his role for a second four-year term.
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Dr Haiping Lu receives prestigious Amazon Research Award

Congratulations to Dr Haiping Lu who has been awarded an Amazon Research Award for his work which could help customers find products more easily.
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The Institute of Coding celebrates 1st birthday with The University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is today celebrating its partnership with the Institute of Coding. In just 12 months, IoC partners have successfully signed-up over 5,000 people onto its leading tech courses at universities across the country.