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Liang Kong presenting at Young Energy Researchers Conference
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University of Sheffield Doctoral Researcher presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Research Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
Scientist using a biological safety cabinet

The University of Sheffield to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

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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US and China lead G20 in search for hydrogen fuels

The US and China are leading the G20 in efforts to develop hydrogen fuels, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
A man measuring a solar panel.

New sustainability centre will bring region together to lead drive for net-zero

A new translational research centre to help decarbonise organisations across South Yorkshire has been announced.

the new safe confinement canopy at the Chernobyl reactor

Discussing the radiation spike at nuclear plant seized by Russian forces

Professor Claire Corkhill spoke to the BBC to explain the spike in radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear plant after it was seized by Russian forces.

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A delivery truck with ligh trails

Hidden cost of transport infrastructure revealed by new study

New research from the DecarboN8 network shows that transport’s carbon problem stems not only from tailpipe emissions but also from the construction, maintenance and operation of roads and railways themselves.
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Energy Price Rise: Expert from University of Sheffield explains the price rise and how you can lower your bill

Dr Robert Marchand from the Energy Institute and the Management School speaks to the Sheffield Star, explaining the energy price rises and what to do to lower your bill.
Damaged buildings in a coastal region of East Japan following a tsunami
Damage caused by a tsunami that hit the east coast of Japan in 2011

Fukushima simulant material to provide major boost to cleanup effort

Researchers led by Professor Claire Corkhill from the Energy Institute have developed a new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive fuel debris remaining in Fukushima’s nuclear reactors.