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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.
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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.
Nuclear power cooling station

University of Sheffield energy engineers selected to advise government on tackling ‘greenwashing’ and transitioning to net zero

Two experts from the University of Sheffield’s have been appointed by the government to advise on standards for green investment, helping to reduce ‘greenwashing’ and develop a framework for companies making environmentally sustainable choices.
Professor Styring

How soon could carbon capture technology solve industry CO₂ shortages?

Professor Peter Styring from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has spoken to The Conversation about how the feasibility of an industrial carbon dioxide shortage being solved by carbon capture technology.

| Published by The Conversation
Front cover of the UK Fusion Materials Roadmap

Taking a giant STEP towards making nuclear fusion power generation a viable option

With input from academics from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a new Fusion Materials Roadmap highlights five major areas of work required to develop the materials for future fusion power plants.
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Charging ahead: how to make sure the electric vehicle transition is sustainable and just

Rachel Lee, a PhD student from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has written for The Conversation on energy equality as the country transitions to using EVs.

| Published by The Conversation
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Solar power in Hartlepool - Sheffield Solar talks to The Independent

Jamie Taylor, senior data scientist with Sheffield Solar, says that geographical diversity is absolutely a prerequisite if we are to transition to a more sustainable electricity supply in the coming years.

| Published by The Independent