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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.

The robot arm in action

Students wow judges in Siemens Digital Innovation Zone robotic arm competition

Judges were blown away by the ingenuity and creativity of four student teams who programmed a robot arm to navigate complex courses in a recent competition held at the Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ).
Four students holding posters for video games they have developed

Meet the students making video games for charity

A new range of video games raising vital funds for UK charities has been developed by a team of students, Project Pixel, at the University of Sheffield, founded by two computer science students.
Open access workshop

Creating access routes for researchers to mechanical workshop facilities: the Open Access Mechanical Workshop pilot initiative

Pilot initiative hopes to demonstrate the benefits of providing routes for researchers to access technical mechanical workshop facilities
Robotics in manufacturing

Sheffield to partner in pioneering research hubs for sustainable manufacturing

Sheffield is partnering in four new EPSRC manufacturing hubs, aiming to address the challenges of commercialising early-stage research within key areas of manufacturing, such as semiconductors and medicines.
Glass beaker containing bio bitumen

Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction

Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering are part of a team developing a new method that uses algae as a biomass source material to produce ‘bio-bitumen’.