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Two men in navy blue jumpers smiling in front of an Insigneo Institute bannerstand.

Professor Damien Lacroix joins Jim Wild as Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute

Professor Damien Lacroix, from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, has taken on the role of Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute.
Placement Year Awards 2024 winner Daniel Holloway

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the inaugural Placement Year Awards 2024

Aerospace Engineering student Daniel Holloway wins the Celebrating Resilience Award in this year's placements honours.
A close up of a railway line covered in leaves

A sticky situation: managing rail adhesion

Leaves on the line may seem trivial to the average passenger, but the consequences when it comes to rail adhesion could be substantial: Professor Roger Lewis and team feature talking about Cryogrip as a solution to this issue.

Published in Railway Technology
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From Rubble to Green Building Materials: UK-Ukraine Project Launched

New project seeks to revolutionize Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction, expediting its recovery and promoting environmentally sustainable rebuilding practices in a new joint venture.
Fei Liu

Former Sheffield postdoctoral researcher wins James Watt Medal at ICE Awards

Civil Engineering Postdoctoral researcher Fei Liu has been awarded the James Watt Medal for her paper “Integrating existing water and wastewater assets to reduce domestic heating emissions” in the ICE Publishing Awards.
3 Mechanical Engineering graduates celebrate

University of Sheffield’s Class of '24 Mechanical Engineering Students Celebrate Graduation

Mechanical Engineering proudly celebrated the achievements of our Class of '24 at a graduation reception in our Engineering Heartspace
Aerospace students

Aerospace engineering at Sheffield ranked among the top in the Russell Group in the National Student Survey

The University’s subject of Aerospace Engineering has been ranked No.1 in the Russell Group by students for: teaching on my course, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management and the student voice.
Charles Rougé

Civil Engineering academic wins 2024 Best Research Oriented Award

Dr Charles Rougé, Senior Lecturer in Water Resilience, has been selected to receive the 2024 Best Research Oriented Paper award from the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management on his paper “Forecast Families".
A small group of Civil & Structural Engineering students

Civil Engineering at Sheffield rated top in the Russell Group in the National Student Survey

The University’s subject of Civil & Structural Engineering has been ranked number one in the Russell Group by students in this year's National Student Survey.