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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).
Scanning electron micrograph of a fracture surface of cold-sintered zinc oxide

Cold sintering best for decarbonising ceramic manufacturing

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Pennsylvania State University have established that the cold sintering process is the ideal technique to decarbonise ceramic manufacturing.
Dr Claire Corkhill portrait

University of Sheffield engineer honoured for inspirational teaching and research

An inspirational engineer from the University of Sheffield has been honoured for her dedication to nuclear engineering and using her teaching and research to make a difference to the lives of others.
Close up of an electric engine

Engineers to develop new cost-effective, fluid-based methods for cooling industrial electrical machines

New thermomagnetic liquids will be developed by engineers from the University of Sheffield which could be the solution to enable cost-effective cooling of next generation industrial electrical machines.

Steel works

New £1.26 million study to decarbonise the steel industry

Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds have secured funding to investigate ways the UK steel industry can be decarbonised within 30 years.