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Advanced Manufacturing Park Tour

On Tuesday 3 June, the Energy Institute hosted a tour of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) Technology Centre.
Liang Kong presenting at Young Energy Researchers Conference
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University of Sheffield Doctoral Researcher presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Research Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
Scientist using a biological safety cabinet

The University of Sheffield to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

The University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant
Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant

Nuclear AMRC to support next phase of Rolls-Royce SMR development

The Nuclear AMRC will work with Rolls-Royce on the next phase of its small modular reactor (SMR) development programme, which the government confirmed £210 million funding for today (9 November 2021).
Conventional refrigeration methods are very inefficient.
Conventional refrigeration methods are very inefficient. With approximately 10% of all electricity generated used to power refrigeration equipment, they have a significant environmental impact.

Materials discovery holds the key to efficient refrigeration

The world needs more efficient refrigeration. Could solid state refrigeration be the answer? Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are developing new materials that could help this to become a reality.
Finding practical solutions to global food, energy and climate challenges creating a sustainable future for everyone.

COP26: Energy Institute experts share their thoughts

In the run-up to COP26, we asked leading experts in key energy areas here at the University's Energy Institute what their research area need to be doing to reach sustainability goals by 2050.
Energy wind turbines

The University of Sheffield’s Energy Institute welcomes government net zero strategy

The University of Sheffield’s Energy Institute has welcomed the UK government’s new Net Zero Strategy, released yesterday (Tuesday 19 October).Â