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Man on bike cycling down leavygrave road cycle path past Information Commons building

Big wheel, small wheel

Professor Stephen Beck, from the the Department of Mechanical Engineering, explains how different wheel sizes affect a bikes speed and momentum.

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The Diamond

General Engineering among engineering subjects ranking in top 10 in Guardian University Guide 2023

General Engineering, Bioengineering and Aerospace at the University of Sheffield have been ranked among some of the best in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2023, published at the weekend (Saturday 24th September 2022).
Sioned Davies

Third year General Engineering student scoops top prize for internship

Sioned Davies has won Siemens Intern of the Year award for the positive impact she made through her internship.
A photo of Dimitris with an elderly lady

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.
Two bioengineering students working at a laptop and microscope

Our students rank us among the best universities for interdisciplinary programmes

The results of the National Student Survey, which canvasses students for their overall satisfaction of a university, show that we remain among the best for many engineering disciplines.
Fourth-year Bioengineering student, Liam, talks about working as a project engineer as part of the AMRC’s Design and Prototyping Group.

A Year in Industry - Bioengineering student receives high praise during his year-long placement at The AMRC

Fourth-year Bioengineering student, Liam, talks about working as a project engineer as part of the AMRC’s Design and Prototyping Group.
Dr Nicola Green, profile image

Medicine must become a multi-disciplinary field

Bioengineering's Dr Nicola Green, Admissions Tutor and Lecturer, talks to the Hindustan Times about how the rising need for new and better ways to improve global health in an increasingly aged population.
SEFY graduate Diego Cimadom

Giving STEM students the opportunity and resources to succeed

Colleagues involved in our Science and Engineering Foundation Year programme (SEFY) are celebrating after seeing 88 per cent of their graduates receive a First or 2.1 degree.
Bioengineering Course Director, Dr Frederik Claeyssens, photo image

Tiny fluorescent carbon dots could make cancer treatment safer and more effective

Course Director for Bioengineering, Dr Frederik Claeyssens has been part of a pioneering cancer research project exploring light-based therapy treatment technique.