News

A memorable gathering of female and non-binary computing students from across the UK. Amidst the scholarly exchange of 200+ posters, the atmosphere remained informative and inclusive. Highlights included inspiring talks and break-out sessions, seagulls occasionally joining us for lunch, and a joyful evening social featuring a 200-mini duck treasure hunt.

Second-year Computer Science and Software Engineering students are pushing the boundaries of immersive technology within the Institute of Technology’s AR/VR suite, better known as the ‘Igloo’.

The National Cybersecurity & Forensics Alliance (NCFA) is a student-led network founded at Sheffield Hallam University, connecting cybersecurity students through collaboration, mentorship, and events. Rapidly expanding to over 20 universities, it promotes practical learning and international engagement, while fostering inclusivity through its “conditional sociability” approach to increase student participation and opportunity.

CEAIR builds on the School’s strengths in embodied AI, collaborative robotics and responsible innovation to advance responsible AI and robotics research, support industry innovation and economic growth, and develop skills for an AI-enabled economy through collaboration and education in neuromorphic robotics, generative AI, health and wellbeing, and trustworthy autonomous systems.

Software developers from SYMCA, Local Authorities across South Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Police gathered together for the first South Yorkshire Digital Alliance hackathon.

On January 20, 2026, the Center of Excellence for AI and Robotics hosted the first Hallam Winter Seminar on Intelligence in Yorkshire. Focused on active inference and AI alignment, the event featured international speakers and concluded with a panel discussion promoting interdisciplinary collaboration on pressing alignment challenges.

A video game created by a team of final-year Sheffield Hallam University students has become the first student-made game in the country to be released on the PlayStation Store

Sheffield Hallam University's computing team and Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust held an eHealth Showcase on October 7, 2025. The event highlighted collaborative research in AI diagnostics, secure assistive robotics, and mobile patient monitoring, reinforcing the partnership's commitment to developing cutting-edge digital health solutions for clinical efficiency and enhanced patient care.

The Applied Software Engineering Research Group (ASERG) received the Best Paper Award at the Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering (SBES) 2025. The award-winning paper, titled “Continuously Managing Microservice Granularity: An Evidence-Based Industrial Approach” was recognized for its outstanding contribution to advancing microservices architecture in industrial contexts.

In Robots We Trust, a new book by Dr Samuele Vinanzi, explores the crucial question of trust between humans and robots. Written for a general audience, it examines psychological, ethical, and cultural perspectives, introducing the concept of Artificial Trust and offering insights into the future of human-robot collaboration.