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Liang Kong presenting at Young Energy Researchers Conference
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СŷÊÓƵ 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.
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СŷÊÓƵ 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

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

СŷÊÓƵ 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 СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield giving a speech at the opening of the Energy Innovation Centre
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Managing Director of the Energy Innovation Centre at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, speaking at the opening of the centre.

СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield Energy Innovation Centre, with Boeing as a founding member, opened by Lord Callanan

A new centre that enables businesses to carry out innovative research and development projects with some of the largest and most exciting equipment in Europe, has opened at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.
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The Energy Institute welcomes Professor Ben Hughes as Professorial Research Fellow

In November 2023, Professor Ben Hughes joined the Energy Institute at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield as a Professorial Research Fellow, joining the leadership team to support innovative, interdisciplinary energy research at the СŷÊÓƵ.

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Hydrogen-source heat pumps in UK households could significantly reduce UK carbon footprint, new research finds

New research by the Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield has revealed that using hydrogen-source heat pumps to heat UK households could markedly reduce the carbon footprint of energy supply chains.

A Virgin plane flying, seen from below

World-first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel takes off

A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off today (28 November 2023) with the help of engineers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.