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A 3D tomography image of PP mesh
The University of Sheffield-led study found PP mesh fibres became stiffer and showed signs of degradation 60 days after implantation, as seen in this 3D tomography image.

Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings

New evidence of the failings of the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal has been revealed by a major study by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Professor Wang being elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Sheffield professor elected to prestigious European Academy of Sciences

Professor Meihong Wang, a leading expert in energy engineering, has been elected to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences.
Remains of Union Carbide plant, Bhopal

The worst industrial accident in history – Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, India, 1984

Professor Macleod has contributed to the latest IChemE Loss Prevention Bulletin looking back on the Bhopal disaster. She covers how such a catastrophic accident could have happened and how to prevent such a terrible tragedy from ever happening again.
A display on the dashboard of an electric vehicle showing the battery charge level

Reduce demand and recycle critical materials like lithium, say top engineers

Professor Joan Cordiner has contributed to a new report calling for a national materials strategy that addresses the rising demand for critical materials.
A group of students who took part in the SURF scheme

10 years of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programme

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programme has been running for 10 years. The initiative was started by Professor Tuck Seng Wong and gives students the opportunity to experience research.

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New vaccine-making process could transform pandemic response

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been awarded funding for their infectious disease technology that could make life-saving vaccines more readily available to the world.
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Researchers win the Nigeria Prize for Sciences 2024

The Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science has announced Meihong Wang, Olajide Otitoju, and Eni Oko as the winners of the 2024 prize, one of the biggest and most prestigious prizes in Africa for science.
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Greener nanomaterials could transform how our everyday stuff is made

Amber Keegan, PhD Candidate from the University of Sheffield's School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, explores the tiny nanoparticles are at the forefront of materials science.

| The Conversation
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Materials Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Subjects Ranked Among the Top 5 in National University Guides

Our Materials Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering courses ranked in the top 5 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and The Guardian University Guide 2025, reflecting our exceptional academic quality.