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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).
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Longer-life smart MOPO batteries bringing renewable energy to Africa

Longer-life MOPO Batteries, which can help communities off-grid or with unstable power networks in Africa access clean and affordable energy, are being developed with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield.
Emissions being released from a chemical plant against a glowing skyline

Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds

The UK, along with 15 of the G20 nations, are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
The view of a plane's wing against a blue sky with clouds as seen from a passenger window

UK Clearing House for sustainable aviation fuels officially launches

The UK sustainable aviation fuels Clearing House has officially launched, marking a major step in enabling the UK to bring new fuels to market and help reduce carbon emissions from the aviation industry.
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, director of the CDT-GIF, with IDRIC colleagues - Credit: IDRIC

New Centre for Doctoral Training to drive UK's green industrial revolution

A major new Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF) has launched to help secure the UK's position at the forefront of the green industrial revolution.

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Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.