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University of Sheffield Doctoral Â鶹ÊÓƵer presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Â鶹ÊÓƵ Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.

Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

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

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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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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 University of Sheffield.
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New research finds environmental benefits to using lithium titanate battery technologies in hybrid energy storage

New research from the University of Sheffield’s Energy Institute has highlighted the environmental and economic benefits of the use of lithium titanate battery technologies within hybrid energy storage systems.
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Towards a net-zero carbon campus - top findings from the recent University-wide survey

Back in June, we sent a survey to staff and students asking for their views on a number of approaches to reaching net zero on campus. Read on for some of the key findings, and to find out what the University is doing to reach net zero.

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ confirms that blue hydrogen can help protect the climate

An international group of researchers, including Professor Jon Gibbins from UKCCSRC, TERC and the Energy Institute, has carried out in-depth analyses of the climate impact of blue hydrogen.

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Driving the use of AI and smart systems within the automotive manufacturing industry

A new paper published by Prof Lenny Koh highlights the ability for AI systems to enable more sustainable and economically-sound outcomes for the automotive manufacturing industry. 
Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant
Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant

Nuclear AMRC to support next phase of Rolls-Royce SMR development

The Nuclear AMRC will work with Rolls-Royce on the next phase of its small modular reactor (SMR) development programme, which the government confirmed £210 million funding for today (9 November 2021).