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Placement Year Awards 2024

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the inaugural Placement Year Awards 2024

Students from the School of Electrical and Electronic have been highly commended at this year’s inaugural edition of the Placement Year Awards, bringing together students, placement providers, and University employability staff.
Practical PEMD Project Motors launch event

Revolutionising Motor Control: A New Era of PEMD Training

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has celebrated a significant milestone in our project 'Practical PEMD for All', an initiative funded by Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation.
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The story of Pipebots

Discover how the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering have run the Pipebots programme, collaborated and worked with industry and hear from our researchers, PhD students and industry partners.

ASISST Project Hosts STEM Teachers Workshop to Promote Semiconductor Careers

ASISST Project Hosts STEM Teachers Workshop to Promote Semiconductor Careers

Twenty teachers from 13 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) across the UK gathered for the day-long workshop, which aimed to provide both foundational understanding and practical resources.
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Talking Origami Surgical Robots on BBC's Best Medicine Podcast

Dr Dana Damian has been taking BBC Radio 4 listeners on a journey through the body with a discussion around tiny swallowable Origami Surgical Robots on the latest episode of 'Best Medicine'.
Professor Timothy O'Farrell in the National 6G Radio Systems Facility at the University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield engineering professor set to drive development of 6G networks

A University of Sheffield professor is set to play a key role in developing the next generation of mobile networks - 6G - after being awarded a new Research Chair from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Beyond the Classroom: Lessons Learned in Industry

Romesa Khawaja, a General Engineering student in the School of EEE, recently completed her Industrial Placement Year at Tata Steel UK and talked to us about her passion for sustainability and commitment to environmental responsibility.
IET 2024 PEMD Conference

Sheffield leads a first of its kind plenary session at the IET 2024 PEMD Conference

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering recently led a first of its kind plenary session titled “Empowering PEMD Educators: Bridging the Industrial Skills at the IET 2024 PEMD Conference.

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AI technology developed at Sheffield helps to detect and investigate wildfires

A swarm of self-coordinating drones for firefighting, as part of an effort to develop cost-effective early mitigation strategies for wildfires has been developed.