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Kimberley Butterfield working in the Rolls-Royce SMR cell at the AMRC's Factory 2050 in South Yorkshire

AMRC’s Kimberley Butterfield helps power nuclear engineering future
Kimberley Butterfield has wasted no time making her mark at the University of Sheffield AMRC, working on groundbreaking nuclear manufacturing technology just mo...

David Forrest shares his expert insight

How to ensure a university degree has lifelong value

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have made an Alzheimer’s discovery which could pave the way for earlier treatment of the disease.

Yorkshire scientists’ Alzheimer’s study may pave way for earlier treatment

University of Sheffield Chancellor Andy Haldane (left) and Vice-Chancellor Professor Koen Lamberts reflect on 25 years of the AMRC.

The AMRC is a model of re-industrialisation

INNOVATION LEADER: Prof Ben Morgan at the AMRC

Ad Feature Driving the AMRC’s turbocharged future

Professor of Horticulture Ross Cameron

An exotic future for Yorkshire parks?

Marking 25 years of innovation - read our special anniversary supplement celebrating The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

Ad Feature SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: 25 years at the University of Sheffield AMRC

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Project making advanced materials from proteins receives share of £50m funding

Marram grass is vital to the formation of sand dunes.

Bid to ‘repatriate’ grass could help to bolster coastal resilience

Problem solver Erica Smith at work on the AMRC shop floor.

Ad Feature From toy planes to real aircraft meet AMRC high-flyer Erica Smith

Manufacturing the future - the University of Sheffield AMRC’s cutting-edge facilities on the Rotherham-Sheffield border.

Ad Feature Yorkshire’s AMRC celebrates 25 years of manufacturing the future

Arctic Monkeys return to Sheffield on the first night of their sold out shows at Hillsborough Park
Alex Turner

Sheffield music's 'secret ingredient' that led to bands' chart-topping success

University of Sheffield staff have placed a vote of no-confidence in the university's vice chancellor following ongoing debates around restructuring and job loss fears

How Yorkshire fared in the 2027 list of UK’s best universities

The trees in Sheffield

'Damaging' Sheffield trees saved from felling amid concerns over street shade

The exhibition is on display until 13 December at the University of Sheffield's Western Bank Library.

Sharing the limelight of Yorkshire daredevil circus troupe

Yorks Minster dominates the skyline with Ledal Bridge. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

'A celebration of connection, creativity and ageing well'

Lucy Worsley appearing at an earlier edition of the festival

Stars to turn out as literary festival puts spotlight on Sheffield

Digging deep: Jacob Nickles, left, with the research team in the polyhalite and salt mine near Whitby.

Underground farm could ‘strengthen food security and protect environment’

Amy Johnson. (Pic credit: Culture Club / Bridgeman via Getty Images)

The pilot from Hull who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard opened the new site on Thursday. Picture: James Stanhope

'World-leading' Yorkshire facility due to make aircraft lighter

Pixel-Flo is spinout from the University of Sheffield.

University of Sheffield spinout raises £5.25m for MicroLED tech
A University of Sheffield spin-out aiming to address a major bottleneck in MicroLED display manufacturing has raised £5.25 million in Seed funding.
Michael Crossland

As part of the research, the team from University of Sheffield took a group out to Redmires Reservoir and asked them to map what they hear.

New research exploring how to minimise impact of human activity on nature

Sheffield student Evie Wynne on the steps up to Montmatre in Paris. Credit: Evie Wynne

'Brexit is the most impactful political decision, and I had no say'

Researchers examined the bees’ behavioural flexibility.

Bumblebees’ flexibility is in focus

A White-tailed bumblebee, Bombus lucorum, collects nectar from lavendar on August 08, 2022 in Knutsford, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Male bumblebees more adaptable than females, research finds

A family home has been built from scratch in all weathers in 10 days as University of Sheffield experts demonstrated a ‘factory-in-a-box’ system designed to address the UK housing crisis.

Watch family home built in 10 days with factory-in-a-box to fix housing shortage

UK defence readiness minister Luke Pollard

Government announces Defence Growth Deal for South Yorkshire

The Peak Fire Reporter app asks members of the public to report the location and time of any upland fires that they see in the Peak District. Photo shows: bracken or gorse burning, known as swaling, on Dartmoor, Devon, 2025. (Photo by Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

New app launched in bid to further study Peak District fires

Dr Rob Ward shares his expert insight

How the Government can help university spinouts to succeed

Professor Lenny Koh, professor of operations management at the University of Sheffield.

New study raises questions around eco credentials of Green Hydrogen

Chris Hooper has scored 99 tries in 99 appearances for Sheffield RUFC (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

99 not out: Sheffield RUFC winger eyes perfect tonne on centenary appearance

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, views advanced robotics manufacturing with AMRC CEO Ben Morgan during a visit to the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) on January 29, 2026 in Rotherham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Reeves praises region's 'unique strengths'
Rachel Reeves has praised the “unique strengths” of South Yorkshire as she visited researchers in the region leading efforts to make flying more environmentally-friendly.
Chris Burn

Ashley Gallant curator of the Ruskin Collection, is pictured with selection of works by J.M.W Turner. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

John Ruskin: The writer who saw the climate change storm clouds gathering

The University of Sheffield research, which monitored pollution from vehicles, found that ethnically diverse and low-income communities in post-industrial Northern English cities face up to 33 per cent more air pollution than their wealthier neighbours. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Warning not to ‘overlook’ the north as study reveals air pollution disparities

Researchers identified regions described as hotspots, where changes in both seasonal conditions and extreme events have been especially strong. These include areas of western Scandinavia, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and Central Siberia. Picture shows Skjervoy Fjord, in northern Norway within the Arctic Circle, on November 15, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Extreme weather events 'increasing sharply' in Arctic, research finds

Library image of Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert speaking to an audience of Londoners about the challenges they are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, hosted by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Martin Lewis and Dame Sarah Storey to be honoured by Yorkshire university

Datacentres, which provide the backbone of how AI systems operate, require huge amounts of energy to run. Photo shows an operator works at the data centre of French company OVHcloud in Roubaix, northern France on April 3, 2025. Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images.

How The University of Sheffield became an early adopter of ‘AI-positivity’

Creating music in the cooling tower. Credit Alex Wilkinson Media

Testing the acoustics of empty power station towers with a bass clarinet

Thom Brandwood-Spencer, 28, a participant in the first iMAPS study, first began experiencing distressing symptoms when he was around nine-years-old.

'I have paranoid schizophrenia and pioneering image therapy has helped me'

Schoolchildren encouraged to become fusion scientists of future

Wheat crops could use more water than previously thought during extreme future heatwaves, new research has found. (Photo by MOHAMMED MAJID/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Wheat crops could use more water than expected during heatwaves, study shows

Sheffield: £14.8m walking and cycling route linking suburb, university and city centre set to go ahead

Sheffield: £14.8m walking and cycling route set to go ahead

Tim Craggs discusses the journey of Exciting Instruments

Inside Sheffield firm on cusp of science breakthrough

Leeds skyline from Beeston. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 28th August 2025

Investment in university spinouts reached record £3.35bn in 2024, report says

Alloteropsis semialata, known commonly as black seed grass, cockatoo grass.

Study to create more resilient crops

Scientists unveil a tiny robot to help detect and treat bowel cancer.

Yorkshire is ready to deliver NHS technological transformation

Businesses should "be bold" and step into the nuclear energy sector, according to speakers at the Clean Energy Summit 2025, hosted by the University of Sheffield.

Firms should ‘be bold’ and step into nuclear energy sector, say industry leaders

Teesside University. (Pic credit: Google)

The Times Good University Guide 2026: Where are Yorkshire universities ranked?

Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard has said “the challenge is the politics when it comes to the UK and the region achiving a clean energy transition. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Political hurdles now main obstacle for UK clean energy drive, says Coppard

Sheffield Council leader Tom Hunt says it is 'imperative' public transport connections to Doncaster Sheffield Airport are improved. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

DSA railway station could boost demand for long-haul flights

UK Clean Energy Summit 2025

South Yorkshire to host landmark national summit to drive clean energy superpowe...

David Benfell is to run Amazon's new facility in Hull

I'm the Yorkshireman running Amazon's new site in Hull

Lucy Prebble at the University of Sheffield.

'Returning to Sheffield felt very beautiful and moving'

The new research is one of the first dedicated to better understanding end-of-life care experiences, especially from ‘unheard voices’

Sheffield consultant awarded fellowship to study ‘unheard voices’ in end-of-life...

Fundraisers, scientists and construction workers celebrate the start of work on a £24 million expansion of the SITraN

New chapter in Sheffield’s world-renowned neuroscience research

Keith Ridgway is becoming chair of DigitalCNC. Picture: Ian Day

AMRC 'Godfather' becomes chair of aerospace spinout

Dr Maisha Wester. Picture: Anna Powell Teeter.

'The fields I love so much are helping bolster support for these horrible ideas'

The tiny robots could help to save some of the three billion litres of water that is lost through leaky pipes every day in England and Wales.

Yorkshire university develops micro robots to fix water leaks

The plating aids in action

Blind Sheffield chef plates up in style thanks to University students’ innovatio...

Pictured at AMRC's Factory of the Future are Dr Rob Ward, CEO, David Wilkinson, CTO, and David Richards MBE, Yorkshire AI Labs. PIcture: Bruce Rollinson

'We can go global': Pioneering manufacturing software company launches in Yorksh...

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