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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.
Scientist using a biological safety cabinet

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).
A close up of a fuel pump connected to a car

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.
Nigardsbreen glacier, Norway

How fast do glaciers erode? New research to help identify safe sites for nuclear waste storage

New insights into rates of bedrock erosion by glaciers around the world will help to identify better sites for the safe storage of nuclear waste, according to researchers.
Claire Corkhill doing experiment

Engineers develop materials that could help clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima

Materials which could be used to help clean-up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by engineers at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.
Lab research examining materials under a microscope

Engineers chosen to advise government on nuclear waste management

Two nuclear engineers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, who are renowned around the world for their research and expertise on nuclear waste, have been appointed to HM Government’s Advisory Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM).