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Liang Kong presenting at Young Energy Researchers Conference
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º£½ÇÉçÇø 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.
Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

º£½ÇÉçÇø leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
A close up of a fuel pump connected to a car

US and China lead G20 in search for hydrogen fuels

The US and China are leading the G20 in efforts to develop hydrogen fuels, according to new research from the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.
Photograph of Mobile Power customer in Sierra Leone

Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
Dr Claire Corkhill portrait

º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield engineer honoured for inspirational teaching and research

An inspirational engineer from the º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø 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.

Attendees at EV supply chain workshop

Workshop explores the future of electric vehicle supply chains

A recent workshop held at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield in collaboration with the Universities of Cambridge and Surrey brought together representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss the future of Electric Vehicle (EV) supply chains.
Nigardsbreen glacier, Norway

How fast do glaciers erode? New research to help identify safe sites for nuclear waste storage

New insights into rates of bedrock erosion by glaciers around the world will help to identify better sites for the safe storage of nuclear waste, according to researchers.