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Professor Roger Moore Awarded Prestigious Medal for Scientific Achievement

Congratulations to Professor Roger Moore, who has been recognised as the 2025 recipient of the International Speech Communication Association’s (ISCA) Medal for Scientific Achievement
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University of Sheffield spinout company receives £4 million investment to unleash full potential of robotics

Professor Tony Prescott is the Co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of a spinout company aiming to help developers overcome the cost and complexity of programming robots. He advises on AI and robotics and builds relationships with partners.
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Professor Tony Prescott launches new book ‘The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence’

At an in-person event, Professor Tony Prescott launched his new book ‘The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence’.
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Tackling tomorrow’s engineering research challenges

Sheffield is involved in new engineering networks to address key strategic challenges and support future growth.
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Department of Computer Science is founding member of new £20 million Institute of Coding

The Department is a founding member of a new £20 million Institute of Coding – a consortium of more than 60 universities, businesses and industry experts tackling the UK’s digital skills gap, which was announced by the Prime Minister today (25 January 2018).
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Department of Computer Science awarded grant to boost graduate skills in cybersecurity and AI

The Department has been awarded £183K to develop two new MSc programmes combining cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI). The funding will help the Department inspire and educate future students - the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
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Discerning truth in the age of ubiquitous disinformation

Professor Kalina Bontcheva from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Computer Science comments on fake news and reflects on her experience of giving evidence at the Department for Digital, Culture, Music and Sport (DCMS) enquiry on fake news