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Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering achieve top-five places in Guardian rankings 2027

Outstanding results highlight the School’s strength across its subject areas
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Three academics from the Faculty of Engineering have been elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows

Congratulations to Professor Meihong Wang and Professor Ian Reaney from the School who join the Royal Academy of Engineering as Fellows.
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Dr Karl Travis joins the Independent Advisory Committee for the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center (DBDC)

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center has added three experts to its Independent Advisory Committee. Dr Karl Travis joins Emeritus Professor Neil Chapman, who is Chair of the committee.

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Mockup of Xerode’s dry electrode printing system, capable of continuous roll-to-roll manufacture.

Spinout spotlight: Xerode

Xerode, a spinout from the University of Sheffield’s School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, is developing a solvent-free, dry digital printing process for coating battery electrodes.

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Dr Jennifer Johnstone-Hack has been presented with the first ISIS Springboard Award.

The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source has presented three early-career researchers with its first ISIS Springboard Awards including Jennifer Johnstone-Hack from the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering.

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Network to drive harmonisation in sustainability assessment awarded funding

The LCA Regulatory Science & Innovation Network (LCA-RSIN) has been awarded over £400,000 in Innovate UK funding, to build on a successful Discovery phase and implement the network.

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51²è¹Ý¶ù 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.

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University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

51²è¹Ý¶ù 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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University of Sheffield to train the next generation of fusion energy experts

The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) will start educating its first cohort of students in September 2025, equipping STEM post-graduates with the skills to support the UK’s fusion energy future.