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Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

The only department in the UK and one of the best in the world dedicated to automation and systems engineering.

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Surayya Kausar

Automatic Control & Systems Engineering student runner up in prestigious The Leadership Awards 2023

Surayya Kausar, a BEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student, achieved the runner up position in the annual awards in November, for ‘Emerging Young Leader’ for her work as Education Officer for the BAME Engineering Society at Sheffield.
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Future Greens: graduates secure six-figure investment for vertical farming revolution

A group of recent University of Sheffield graduates, including from ACSE, are set to transform the world of vertical farming after securing a six-figure investment for their sustainable startup.
The Sunride team visits Parliament

Engineering students visit Parliament

Recently, the Sunride Committee, (an extracurricular rocket engineering project at the University of Sheffield) and Dr Alistair John, visited Parliament to speak to MP, Mark Garnier, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Space
Digital Health Hub

South Yorkshire leads the UK’s digital healthcare revolution

An ambitious new digital healthcare hub in South Yorkshire is set to lead the UK’s digital health revolution and address inequalities in patient care.

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Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

+44 114 222 5250

acse@sheffield.ac.uk

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