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Next-gen ankle implants to help young arthritis sufferers regain mobility

The next generation of ankle replacements that could restore mobility in young people suffering from a debilitating but overlooked condition, are being developed by a global team of researchers.

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From a Sheffield PhD to a global scale-up: how Rivelin Rail is shaping rail safety worldwide

Discover how Emerge helped Mechanical Engineering alum Ben to go from Sheffield PhD to managing a global scale-up.
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Top Russell Group rankings for the subjects of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at Sheffield

Outstanding student feedback highlights the high quality of teaching and support across the School.

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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.
Race2Space team winning award

'The Arthurs' honour Sheffield’s Race 2 Space initiative for notable achievement in space activities

The Faculty’s Race 2 Space (R2S) team was awarded the 2025 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for best Industry/Project Team by the British Interplanetary Society at an awards ceremony in London last month. 
Ranim AbouElAdab

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the Placement Year Awards 2025

Congratulations to SoMAC student Ranim AbouElAdab who was Highly Commended in the Sustainability Award and Placement Student of the Year Award.
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Synthotech kicks off Knowledge Transfer Partnership with The University of Sheffield and Synovate

A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with The University of Sheffield and Synovate, supported by Innovate UK, has been launched.
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Aerospace engineering graduate scoops prestigious national lecture award.

University of Sheffield alumna, Denisse Pasco Ku was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Norbert Edward Rowe (NE Rowe) Award.
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Developing and delivering new monitoring technology for the UK water sector

An interdisciplinary team of engineers across two universities and industry has been awarded a major grant of £650,000 to develop new water quality sensing technology.