News News stories The latest developments in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 9 April 2024 Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield. 10 May 2024 Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction Researchers in the Department are part of a team developing a new method that uses algae as a biomass source material to produce ‘bio-bitumen’. 2 May 2024 Sheffield spinout company grows to lead on next generation biomedicines and bioprocesses SynGenSys, a fast-growing biotechnology company spun out of the University of Sheffield, has announced the appointment of new Commercial Operations Director. 30 April 2024 New network to drive harmonisation in product environmental sustainability assessment A new network led by Professor Rachael Rothman is launching to support the UK’s materials supply chain and policymakers in using life cycle assessment (LCA) more effectively to reduce environmental impacts across the supply chain. Published by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Search Switch to a bio-based economy boosted by new University of Sheffield initiative The discovery phase for a new network that is set to help speed up the development and adoption of bio-based and biodegradable packaging - reducing our reliance on fossil resources - has been launched by researchers at the University of Sheffield. 11 March 2024 Sheffield researchers to transform vaccine manufacturing with £2m Innovate UK grant Pandemic readiness is to be significantly boosted through new RNA vaccine manufacturing processes developed by Sheffield researchers. 31 January 2024 PhD positions with UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub open for applications Six fully-funded PhD studentships are now being advertised, based at the University of Sheffield. 18 January 2024 PhD Students showcase research at international PARTEC conference Members of the University of Sheffield’s Particle Product Group presented their work to industry professionals at PARTEC 2023. 18 January 2024 University of Sheffield and Unilever partner to train sustainability scientists The University of Sheffield is to develop the next generation of Life Cycle Assessment scientists in a new Unilever partnership. 11 December 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »