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MAC students amongst winners at the University of Sheffield's most promising student start-ups awards

Congratulations to students Majd, Akmal, Nayden and alumnus Ben who were recognised for their entrepreneurial spirit at the Emerge Awards Showcase earlier this month.

Engineers in Business second place team

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Congratulations to our Mechanical Engineering students who were part of team MUSH-ROOM (Smart Farming) and came second in the Engineers in Business final this month.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic Sheffield scissor maker sharpen its edge

Experts from the School are using cutting-edge technology to help Ernest Wright understand techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation to identify subtle improvements to their tried and tested processes.
Sunride

Breaking Barriers: Project Sunride Sets New Record

Congratulations to Project Sunride who successfully hot-fired their second regenerative-cooled liquid rocket engine at Airborne Engineering Ltd in Westcott, Buckinghamshire this month.
Students in Engineering Heartspace

University of Sheffield to train next generation of engineers, key to UK growth

Engineers with high quality skills in digital manufacturing - key to boosting UK productivity - are set to be trained by the University of Sheffield.
Houses being constructed at a site in the UK

Study to explore if circular economy can meet needs of UK's buildings

A new project led by Dr Danielle Densley Tingley will explore the extent to which the circular economy could meet the UKs building needs using zero new material extractions, zero emissions and zero waste.
Advances In Flood Modelling and Forecasting - Civil

Advances in Flood Modelling and Forecasting workshop

Dr Georges Kesserwani, Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, spearheaded a two-day workshop delving into the latest Advances in Flood Modelling and Forecasting at the University of Sheffield on 1-2 February 2024.
Two first year students (a male and a female) building a bridge from blue Duplo bocks

Educating civil engineers for the twenty-first century: the new-model engineer

Nick Francis has co-authored a new research article on educating civil engineers in the twenty-first century.