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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.
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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.

Professor Neil Hyatt

Leading academic appointed to Chief Scientist role at Radioactive Waste Management

Neil Hyatt, Professor of Radioactive Waste Management, will be leaving the University of Sheffield in the new year to take up the position of Chief Scientist at Radioactive Waste Management.
A close up of PP mesh material before and after being tested using the new method
PP mesh - the cause of the vaginal mesh scandal - before and after being tested using the new method. The test shows that the PP mesh starts to crack after being tested in conditions similar to inside the human body.

Repeat of vaginal mesh scandal could be prevented by new early warning system

A new way of testing biomaterials that could help to avoid a repeat of the vaginal mesh scandal, has been developed by researchers from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering.
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Researchers awarded funding for data collection project aiming to improve energy efficiency of housing in Glasgow

In collaboration with the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC), researchers from Sheffield’s Urban Flows Observatory have received funding from the UKRI-ESRC to develop means to monitor the environmental performance of the urban housing stock in Glasgow.
CIV Sam Clarke

Deaths from landmines are on the rise – and clearing them all will take decades

Nearly quarter of a century after most of the world signed a convention outlawing the use of antipersonnel landmines, the number of people being killed remains high. Dr Sam Clarke writes for The Conversation.

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five people in hard hats and hi-vis vests looking at building plans

University of Sheffield and ITM Power announce green hydrogen Gigafactory and hydrogen research and training centre

The University of Sheffield and energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power have launched a pioneering collaboration to advance the hydrogen sector, including an agreement for a new ITM Gigafactory.