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Group of students cheering on stage celebrating Emerge Awards Showcase 26

The elite award showcase rewarding the founders of the future

Congratulations to James, John, Sujaya and William who won with their pitches to regional investors and business leaders at The Emerge: Be enterprising Awards Showcase this month.
Engineer working on equipment

UK-first aviation fuel testing centre delivers first results in push for greener flights

The University of Sheffield has announced a major milestone in the push for greener aviation, as it produces its first report from testing a new sustainable aviation fuel.
Photo Sheffield Innovation Circle Group members

ARIA Funding Launches New Innovator Circle in Sheffield

Dr Charles Grellois, Lecturer in Verification at the School of Computer Science, has secured £20,000 in funding from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).

targetjobs UG of the Year Awards 2026

Faculty of Engineering students shortlisted for the targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards

We're thrilled to share that Computer Science student Jasper Sion and Civil & Structural Engineering student Hollie Wilson were shortlisted for the Engineer of the Year and Female Undergraduate of the Year Awards respectively -a fantastic achievement
Graphic of low cost sensor technology for measuring drug concentrations

New sensors research to benefit healthcare and the environment

Professor Heffernan from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is part of a project to develop the next generation of photonics technology that will enable rapid diagnostic medical screening.

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.