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Network to drive harmonisation in sustainability assessment awarded funding

The LCA Regulatory Science & Innovation Network (LCA-RSIN) has been awarded over £400,000 in Innovate UK funding, to build on a successful Discovery phase and implement the network.

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The University of Sheffield to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

The University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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University of Sheffield strengthens partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, led a senior delegation, including representatives from engineering, to IIT Bombay last month.
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University of Sheffield to train the next generation of fusion energy experts

The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) will start educating its first cohort of students in September 2025, equipping STEM post-graduates with the skills to support the UK’s fusion energy future.

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Surpassing silkworm silk by taking the holistic approach

With expert input from the University of Sheffield, a team of researchers from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials’ (IFM) have delivered a world first in next generation materials research.
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NASA's Daniel Tani touches down in Sheffield!

Retired NASA astronaut and Mechanical Engineer, Daniel Tani, visited the University of Sheffield to give a captivating talk to engineering students in the Diamond last December.
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Sheffield donates workshop tooling to local industrial heritage centres

The Open Access Mechanical Workshop team has donated surplus tooling to two local heritage sites: Wortley Top Forge and the Midland Railway at Butterley. These organisations both play a vital role in preserving Sheffield’s local engineering history.
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A shared vision: Sheffield and South Africa collaborate for a sustainable and equitable future

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Stellenbosch University are working together to create safer wall panelling in housing in economically challenged communities in South Africa.