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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.

Professor Jim Litster

Solving this century’s grand challenges

Chemical and biological engineering is coming of age. PharmaTimes talks to Professor Jim Litster discussing the important role the discipline plays for big pharma.

| PharmaTimes
Enteric neurons

Artificial nervous system senses light and learns to catch like humans

Dr Jonathan Aitken, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, discusses an artificial nervous system which is able to learn to perform basic tasks.

| New Scientist
Professor William Zimmerman

Cracked, the cold case of why boiling water freezes faster

Microbubbles and the Mpemba Effect: Professor Will Zimmerman from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering appears comments on a physical chemistry mystery.
Gene therapy centre

​​​​​​​New gene therapy innovation centre to advance scientific discoveries into life-changing treatments

Sheffield engineers will be part of a pioneering gene therapy innovation centre. The centre is set to advance scientific discoveries into promising treatment options for millions of patients with life-threatening diseases.
CIV Martin Mayfield

Rise in flood victims more likely to suffer from poor mental health, Yorkshire flooding experts warn

Professor Martin Mayfield from Department of Civil and Structural Engineering comments that there is a disproportionate amount of national research and development funding going into the so-called ‘golden triangle' of London, Oxford and Cambridge.

| Yorkshire Post