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Four students holding posters for video games they have developed

Meet the students making video games for charity

A new range of video games raising vital funds for UK charities has been developed by a team of students, Project Pixel, at the University of Sheffield, founded by two computer science students.
Professor Nikos Aletras
Professor Nikos Aletras

New Research Project to Address Challenges of AI in Law and Healthcare

Academics from Computer Science and the School of Law are part of a research team that has been awarded a £4.38 million grant to tackle the sociotechnical challenges around using AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs) for legal & healthcare purposes
X-ray themed model of blue heart

‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

Sheffield academics from the Faculties of Engineering and Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients
A portrait photo of Professor James Marshall

World leading expert on bio-inspired AI to direct University of Sheffield’s Centre for Machine Intelligence

One of the world’s leading innovators in bio-inspired AI has joined the University of Sheffield, as part of a new multi-million pound centre that is set to transform the institution’s research, innovation and teaching around artificial intelligence.
mobile robot

Department spin-out Opteran announces partnership to deliver next-generation mobile robots

Department of Computer Science spinout, Opteran, is thrilled to announce a partnership with Safelog, the global developer and manufacturer of software-based logistics systems, to deploy Natural Intelligence for next-generation mobile robots.
WRCIC Committee

Sheffield is a leader in University Consortium to enhance diversity in computing studies and tech careers in the Yorkshire Region

Universities and industry from across Yorkshire have come together to launch the White Rose Centre for Inclusive Computing (WRCIC).
A team photo showing all of the participants in the IEEE Entrepreneurship Event held at the University Sheffield in February 2024

Engineering Research Assistant and PhD students host IEEE Entrepreneurship pitch event

The University of Sheffield recently hosted an IEEE Entrepreneurship Event with seven teams of engineering students pitching their ideas to an expert panel. The three winning teams will now advance to the regional finals with teams from across Europe
Clive Humby OBE

Visiting Professor, Clive Humby OBE, honoured with the Don Schultz Award

Visiting Professor in Computer Science, Clive Humby OBE, has been selected for the Don Schultz Award for Innovation in Integrated Marketing Communications

Dr Carolina Scarton with academics and students from the University of São Paulo

Dr Carolina Scarton visits the University of São Paulo to plan research collaborations

Dr Carolina Scarton visited the University of São Paulo (USP) recently under a Fellowship, to meet with students and academics, and to plan collaborations with researchers at USP.