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Students from the University of Sheffield have successfully tested their 3D printed liquid rocket engine - the most powerful student-built engine of its type

3D printed student rocket engine breaks record

A liquid rocket engine - similar to the kind used by pioneering space companies such as SpaceX - has been built using 3D printing by students at the University of Sheffield.
A man operating the coating machine

AMRC’s fibre handling expertise helps develop novel prototype

Lower emissions and increased aircraft performance are benefits of a novel prototype machine developed by an industrial consortium that includes the AMRC, designed to improve the coating technology for ceramic matrix composites.

machinery.co.uk
Unmanned aircraft taking off from a runway

Swarms of advanced unmanned aircraft to collect key environmental data

Swarms of advanced unmanned aircraft are set to carry out aerial surveys of Antarctica – gathering crucial data on changes to the region's environment and wildlife – as part of new research with engineers from the University of Sheffield.

techxplore.com
The Diamond

Aerospace at Sheffield ranked 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2023

Aerospace at Sheffield has been ranked among the best in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2023, published at the weekend (Saturday 24th September 2022).
A microscope image of a High Entropy Alloy

Increasing the efficiency and sustainability of aerospace components

Lucy Farquhar, PhD Researcher in Materials Science and Engineering, has partnered with Boeing UK to establish a novel additive manufacturing solution to develop high entropy alloys able to operate under high temperatures for jet engine applications.
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Aerospace Engineering retains top spot in the Russell Group for student satisfaction

Aeronautical and aerospace engineering at the University of Sheffield has been ranked number one in the Russell Group for overall satisfaction.
Photo of University of Michigan NASA RASC-AL team

Sheffield Aerospace Engineering student is finalist at NASA competition

Engineering student Raquel Tejera Hernandez is a finalist in the NASA 2022 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition taking place in Florida in June 2022.
The outside of the new Harry Brearley building - the home of the new Royce Discovery Centre

Next gen materials to boost UK manufacturing set to be produced by new research centre

The next generation of materials to meet the needs of UK manufacturing are set to be developed by a new state-of-the-art research centre that has officially opened today (20 April 2022).
Students from the SunrIde team stood together at the launch site with the rocket
The SunrIde team at the launch site in the UK championships.

Our students launch winning rocket at UK Championships

Record-setting students design, build and launch their own rocket and take the top spot at a national rocketry championship.