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Professor Guy Brown and Dr Ning Ma with the CIDRZ team at the field recording site at Kanyama Level One Hospital, Lusaka.
Professor Guy Brown and Dr Ning Ma with the CIDRZ team at the field recording site at Kanyama Level One Hospital, Lusaka.

Computer Science academics strengthen AI health research links with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Dr Ning Ma and Professor Guy Brown from the School of Computer Science recently visited Zambia to initiate a second project that will research the potential of using AI analysis of cough sound to screen for tuberculosis (TB).
John Crane

New University of Sheffield and John Crane partnership to drive clean energy innovation

The University of Sheffield has launched a new partnership with John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services.
Kazakhstan

The University of Sheffield forges global ties in Kazakhstan

Memorandum of Understanding with Eurasian National University signed and engineering delegates explore opportunities in Kazakhstan with a view to collaborate on research projects in civil engineering, joint programmes and structured internships.
Professor Timothy O'Farrell in the National 6G Radio Systems Facility at the University of Sheffield
Professor Timothy O'Farrell FREng will work closely with industrial sponsor Keysight Technologies to overcome key challenges in the development of 6G mobile networks.

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.

UK’s first national 6G radio systems research facility to be established at University of Sheffield

After winning a major new equipment grant, a new facility specialising in ground-breaking 6G research will be established at the University of Sheffield
Laurence Collingwood

Young Innovators Award recognition for Sheffield Alumni

Mechanical Engineering alumni Laurence Collingwood announced as a winner of the prestigious Young Innovators Awards 2022/23 for his business idea.

Professor Meihong Wang smiles as he stands in the Engineering Heartspace
The department's Professor Meihong Wang.

Sheffield researchers win Siemens PSE prize for carbon capture research

Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have been awarded the 2022 Siemens PSE Model-Based Innovation prize for their paper on carbon capture.
Photograph of a young woman sitting on a rock looking into her phone

3D-printed antennas developed by EEE researchers could bring 5G and 6G to remote communities

3D-printed radio antennas that could help bring stronger mobile phone signals and faster internet connections to people living in remote communities have been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
An image of a city scape with an abstract graphic representation of mobile networks

Making waves in future mobile networks

University of Sheffield researchers are involved in a successful £7.3m Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) bid to work on a project to help reduce reliance on single suppliers in the UK’s telecommunications network.