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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.
5 men stand in an rural Egyptian village next to a cow.

Energy Institute project to make drinking water safe in Egypt is shortlisted for the 2020 Newton Prize

A project led by Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian has been shortlisted for the 2020 Newton Prize, which celebrates the outstanding international research partnerships which address critical development challenges.
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University of Sheffield scientists to support delivery of research into safe geological disposal of nuclear waste

Â鶹ÊÓƵers from the University of Sheffield, in partnership with The University of Manchester, will support the delivery of independent evidence-based research to underpin the development of a UK Geological Disposal Facility.

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Improving the efficiency of smart battery packs used by low-income communities in West Africa

Academics from the Energy Institute and the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering tested a range of variables to maximise the value of Mobile Power’s clean energy chargers to better quality clean energy to customers in West Africa
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Green investment welcome, but "limited"

Members of the Energy Institute with expertise in a broad range of areas share their thoughts on Chancellor Rishi Sunak's latest financial statement.