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Professor Mahnaz Arvaneh Secures ARIA and Pillar VC Support to Drive AI Neurotech Research at 51²è¹Ý¶ù

Prof Mahnaz Arvaneh secures backing from ARIA and Pillar VC through the Encode initiative to recruit an AI Research Fellow at 51²è¹Ý¶ù, advancing privacy-preserving EEG data for healthcare innovation.

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New £235K UKRI Metascience Grant to Explore AI’s Impact on Research Stewardship

Researchers from Sheffield’s RSE team have won £235K in UKRI funding to explore AI's impact on research stewardship. "Paying it Forward" will help funders track resource creation and ensure foundational datasets receive proper recognition.
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Hands-On Workshop Explores Practical AI Agent Workflows with NVIDIA and N8

From theory to prototype in one afternoon: NVIDIA, CMI, Sheffield RSE, and N8 joined forces at The Diamond for a hands-on workshop.

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Putting People In The Lead of AI Governance at the UN this week

Dr Susan Oman is working with NGO colleagues on a people-centred approach to AI at the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Together they are calling for a Citizens’ Track on AI Governance.
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Ey up, AI! Landmark study helps AI better understand accents and dialects

AI could soon better understand people’s accent and dialect, thanks to a landmark study being led by the University of Sheffield.
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Bridging the Gap: Why Control Theory is the ‘Missing Link’ in Modern AI Engineering

In a recent feature for The Statesman, Dr Morgan Jones, CMI Lead for Supporting Digital Education explores the critical intersection of Machine Learning and Control Theory, arguing that the future of engineering depends on mastering both.
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Dr Susan Oman represents Sheffield at India AI Impact Summit 2026

Dr Susan Oman, the Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) Lead for AI and In/quality, has been in New Delhi this week as part of the official UK delegation for the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
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New AI software set to accelerate delivery of vital Net-Zero infrastructure

New software, developed by the University of Sheffield spin-out AENi and funded by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, aims to transform how the world’s essential net-zero infrastructure is planned.

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AI set to make medical scan reports twice as easy to understand for patients

Artificial intelligence could soon help patients make sense of complex medical scan results, making them far easier to understand without losing clinical accuracy, a major new study by the University of Sheffield suggests