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The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) reaches a major milestone with the completion of their sixth round of accession.

The University of Sheffield has been part of NBIC since 2018. Our research in biofilms covers multiple areas such as antimicrobial resistance, environmental engineering and industrial biotechnology.
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14 innovative sustainability research projects to receive funding through Grantham Amplification Fund Initiative

Engineering amongst 14 research projects to be awarded funding from the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures to help tackle the planet’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
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Celebrating exceptional achievements at the Placement Year Awards 2025

Congratulations to our engineering students who excelled at the Placement Year Awards this year.

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'The Arthurs' honour Sheffield’s Race 2 Space initiative for notable achievement in space activities

The Faculty’s Race 2 Space (R2S) team was awarded the 2025 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for best Industry/Project Team by the British Interplanetary Society at an awards ceremony in London last month.

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Major award for Flue2Chem Project at COP30 in Brazil

The Flue2Chem project has been recognised at the Net-Zero Industries award. The project received the National Winner United Kingdom award in the category of Outstanding Project.
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Hope on the horizon for women with urinary incontinence

Researchers have identified a promising alternative material for treating the condition of stress urinary incontinence.
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Success at the IChemE 2025 Global Awards

Two projects from the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering were shortlisted as finalists at this year's IChemE 2025 Global Awards.
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Driving innovation and talent: marking one year in partnership with John Crane

Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2024, the University of Sheffield's strategic partnership with John Crane has gone from strength to strength.
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University of Sheffield engineering students claim runner-up title in assistive technology global design challenge. 

Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science students are taking the world of assistive technology by storm with their innovative ‘Hear4Me’ smartwatch device that empowers people with hearing loss to detect and navigate important environmental sounds.