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Dr Karen Finney wears a lab coat and stands with arms crossed in a lab

Bridging the green gap for aviation and heavy industry

Our researchers are derisking the future of flight and heavy industry by testing sustainable fuels at pilot-scale. Find out how we're bridging the gap between lab research and commercial use. Research Fellow Dr Karen Finney features.
Aeroplane wing

At the cutting edge of Rolls-Royce aero-engines

Explore how Professor Matt Marshall’s team built a blade testing platform, giving new insights that saved Rolls-Royce’s aero-engine fleet over £100M while improving safety and efficiency.
Aerospace engineering students holding their 3D printed research

Jet engine innovation earns Aerospace students top prize

Aerospace engineering undergraduate students take first place for their work on understanding the effects of advanced manufacturing processes on the performance of safety critical titanium alloy parts as part of the Industrial Training Programme.
St George's lecture theatre

Cross-faculty project bridges architecture, religious studies and infrastructure by considering parish churches as hubs for local heat networks

A new collaboration between the Faculties of Social Sciences and Engineering will consult with Sheffield clergy, businesses and communities to explore the feasibility of local churches operating networks to heat nearby buildings.
Winning student team with certificates

Engineering student team wins People’s Prize in global design competition

Student's from the School win People's Prize at the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2024/25.
Technician holding his certificate

Technician takes top status with IEng professional registration

Adam Higham-Naylor, Engineering Technician from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, has been awarded Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.
Students from Project SunRide stood with a representative from their sponsor - Labman Automation
Students from Project Sunride who are representing the University of Sheffield in Race2Space, with their sponsor Labman Automation. Credit: Project Sunride.

UK’s future space scientists take off in world’s largest rocket firing competition finale

Some of the UK’s brightest young engineers have gathered at the historic site of Britain’s Cold War rocket programme for the climax of the world’s biggest student rocket firing competition (25 June - 11 July).
Frank with student Stenee showing off the plating aids

Blind Sheffield chef plates up in style thanks to students’ innovation

A passionate amateur chef who’s been blind since the age of 21 is finally able to present his dishes in style thanks to the ingenuity and innovation of a team led by a Mechanical Engineering student.
Hot Steel Moving Into Forging Machine

University of Sheffield researchers to transform UK steel and manufacturing

Two major new research hubs that are set to revolutionise UK steel and digital manufacturing, have been launched with the help of researchers from the University of Sheffield.