News

News stories

All the latest news from the Faculty of Engineering. 
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.

Genome sequencing

Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak

Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield, including our Department of Computer Science, and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
A group photo showing members of the spent fuel research team

University of Sheffield engineer wins at the Inspirational Women of Sheffield Awards

An academic from the Faculty of Engineering has won the ‘Pam Liversidge OBE Award for Engineering’ at the 2020 Inspirational Women of Sheffield Awards hosted by the Sheffield Star.

Skys the limit

Smash the barriers to your dream job in construction, Dame Julie tells schoolgirls

Rotherham’s best-known businesswoman Dame Julie Kenny CBE has urged schoolgirls not to let sexism stand in their career path.
Professor Joan Cordiner
Professor Joan Cordiner

Prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh fellowship for Sheffield Engineering professor
Butterfly by led lights

New University of Sheffield spin-out company developing game-changing micro-LED technology

A new spin-out company from the University of Sheffield that is developing the next generation of micro-LED technology has officially launched this week (4 February 2020). The company is harnessing research from our Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering - a world leader in semiconductor materials and devices.