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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.
HCN Reports

Unlocking liquid hydrogen flight: Why fundamental research matters now more than ever

Fantastic work led by Prof Hassan Ghadbeigi on the material behaviour in cryogenic hydrogen environments - this activity is part of four reports that analyse the global landscape in fundamental cryogenic hydrogen research.

| Aerospace Technology Institute
Engineers in Business second place team

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Congratulations to our Mechanical Engineering students who were part of team MUSH-ROOM (Smart Farming) and came second in the Engineers in Business final this month.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic Sheffield scissor maker sharpen its edge

Experts from the School are using cutting-edge technology to help Ernest Wright understand techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation to identify subtle improvements to their tried and tested processes.
Brick Model 3d Results (ferrite green, pearlite orange and yellow)
Modelled microstructure after 20000 wheel passes. The initially smooth surface has developed roughness, cracks, and permanent deformation in response to wheel loads.

Building a better, safer railway future through research and development

Professor David Fletcher and engineering student Philomenah Holladay, presented a groundbreaking approach to modelling rail defects at the Vehicle Track Interface Seminar 2025.

| Published by Rail Engineer
Students from Project Sunride stood in front of their rocket - Desert Winds

To infinity: the story of the UK's groundbreaking student liquid rocket

‘Desert Winds: The UK's First Student Liquid Rocket’ documentary, premiered on Saturday 22nd March in the Diamond Building, at the University of Sheffield.