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The latest news about research, events, staff and students from Bioengineering.
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Biomedical Engineering at Sheffield ranks in top five in National Student Survey

Biomedical Engineering at Sheffield has made a significant mark in the National Student Survey 2023, ranking highly for academic support and quality of teaching.
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Our students take gold at international iGEM competition

Biomedical Engineering students celebrate with their team after being awarded a gold medal for project excellence as part of the iGEM competition.
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Biomedical Engineering at Sheffield ranked 5th in the Guardian University Guide 2023

Biomedical Engineering 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).
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Biomedical Engineering student reaches the final of Global Student Prize

Dimitris Boufidis has beaten almost seven thousand students to become one of fifty finalists in the Chegg.org Global Student Prize, which awards prize money to a student who has made a significant impact on students and society.
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Bioengineering student, Dimitris Boufidis, has been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Medal

Dimitris Boufidis has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Sheffield, in recognition of his drive to inspire young children into STEM and his positive impact on the local community.
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Biomedical Engineering in the top three for student satisfaction

Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sheffield has been ranked in the top three in the Russell Group for student satisfaction.
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PP mesh - the cause of the vaginal mesh scandal - before and after being tested using the new method. The test shows that the PP mesh starts to crack after being tested in conditions similar to inside the human body.

Repeat of vaginal mesh scandal could be prevented by new early warning system

A new way of testing biomaterials that could help to avoid a repeat of the vaginal mesh scandal, has been developed by our researchers.
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Bioengineering courses ranked top in UK for student satisfaction

Despite the challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall satisfaction of Sheffield students is at 80 per cent - four per cent above the national sector-wide average, according to the National Student Survey (NSS)

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Alumnus helps to bring healthcare apps to market

An alumnus of the Department of Bioengineering has been using his expertise to develop a variety of digital healthcare solutions with Sheffield SME, Elaros 24/7 Ltd.