News News stories All the latest news from the Faculty of Engineering. 22 May 2024 Meet the students making video games for charity A new range of video games raising vital funds for UK charities has been developed by a team of students, Project Pixel, at the University of Sheffield, founded by two computer science students. 29 May 2024 Students wow judges in Siemens Digital Innovation Zone robotic arm competition Judges were blown away by the ingenuity and creativity of four student teams who programmed a robot arm to navigate complex courses in a recent competition held at the Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ). Credit: Simon Kadula/Unsplash 20 May 2024 Sheffield to partner in pioneering research hubs for sustainable manufacturing Sheffield is partnering in four new EPSRC manufacturing hubs, aiming to address the challenges of commercialising early-stage research within key areas of manufacturing, such as semiconductors and medicines. 8 May 2024 ‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually Sheffield academics from the Faculties of Engineering and Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients Search UK and Japan partnership to develop new technologies for nuclear waste disposal New research, led by the University of Sheffield, that will develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste has been awarded funding by the UK in partnership with the Japanese government. 8 September 2023 RAAC issue could be prevented by new building passports, engineers say A new passport system for buildings could help to prevent another RAAC-style health and safety failing, according to engineers at the University of Sheffield. 7 September 2023 Transforming the efficiency of wind turbines Researchers from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are leading a major collaboration between universities and energy companies to make vital improvements to offshore wind turbines. 30 August 2023 University of Sheffield to be biggest green hydrogen producer and drive development of sustainable aviation fuels The University of Sheffield is set to produce more green hydrogen than any other UK research centre, thanks to new equipment that will support vital research to help decarbonise the aviation industry. 18 August 2023 Cabinet Office publishes National Risk Register following a review led by University of Sheffield engineer The Cabinet Office has this week published the National Risk Register. It reveals the key risks facing the UK in the future – including pandemics and extreme weather caused by climate change. 10 August 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 … Next page Next › Last page Last »