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9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield to help close semiconductor skills gap

A new skills programme that will supply a pipeline of talent to the UK’s semiconductor sector – key to its long-term success – has been launched with support from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield.
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9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Rankings

9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
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The main entrance of the Sir Frederick Mappin Building

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to host the 13th Harry Nicholson Lecture in Control Engineering

Exploring the Frontiers of Model Predictive Control: Data-Driven Methods and Theoretical Foundations will take place on Wednesday 24 September 2025.
Students who took part in the engineers for business final

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Six top teams from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield pitched innovative solutions in high-stakes competition.
The Vice-Chancellor of the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield with the five academics who have been elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering's Fellowship

Professor Timothy O’Farrell is one of five 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield academics elected to Royal Academy of Engineering’s Fellowship

Professor Timothy O’Farrell from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is one of five academics at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield to have been honoured with one of the most prestigious awards in engineering, announced today (20/09/23)
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Top five ranking success in league tables for electrical and electronic engineering at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield

For electrical and electronic engineering, the 2024 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Guide from the Guardian sees an impressive rankings improvement of sixteen places to joint third, whilst the Times and Sunday Times Good 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Guide 2024 places Sheffield joint fifth

Sheffield students launch a two-stage rocket in California

Students from the Faculty of Engineering launched a two-stage rocket in California in an attempt to reach an altitude of 100,000ft.
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Top results for electronic and electrical engineering at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield in this year's National Student Survey

2023 National Student Survey results rank the the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield in the Russell Group top ten for electronic and electrical engineering across all categories, and in the top three for three categories
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Rocket science in the desert: A trip to California with Project Sunride

Blog post written by 2nd Year Electronic and Electrical Engineering student Marawan, who recently visited California with the Sunride team on a mission to beat the current national altitude record held by the team's previous rocket.