New glass sensors could make commercial nuclear fusion viable
A new generation of durable sensors capable of monitoring commercial nuclear fusion reactors in real time is being developed by UK researchers
Yorkshire project to empower communities awarded £5m funding
A project to give more power to low-income, marginalised and isolated communities across Yorkshire to confront the challenges posed by climate change and widening inequalities has been awarded £5m in funding.
Sheffield Hallam University research recognised for delivering real world impact
Sheffield Hallam University has been recognised for delivering real-world impact through its research as part of a national assessment.
Flooring companies’ supply chains linked to Uyghur forced labour, new report shows
The supply chains of some of the world’s largest home improvement retailers and flooring brands are at risk of being tainted by Uyghur forced labour, according to an investigative report by three leading human rights and environmental researchers.
Sheffield Hallam awarded six-figure UKRI funding to grow artificial robot mind
Sheffield Hallam University has received more than £200k to create an artificial mind for robots that ‘grows up’ like a child’s brain, as part of a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) New Horizons initiative grant.
UK’s first research platform for digitalisation of PVD processes at industrial scale
Sheffield Hallam University is set to deliver world class research and innovation capability to drive next generation physical vapour deposition (PVD) processing following major investment in full digitisation of equipment and technology
New £2.4m project to support improvements for renters in South Yorkshire
Sheffield Hallam University is a key partner in a new £2.4m project to support tenants in the private rented sector to make renovations and improvements to their properties.
Using green social prescribing to prevent and tackle mental ill health
Researchers are investigating whether prescribing nature can help prevent and tackle mental ill health.
Towns and cities must be better supported to prepare for rollout of driverless vehicles – new research
As the Government announces plans to rollout self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025, new research by Sheffield Hallam University suggests local policymakers across the country need to be supported to engage with the technology to shape how it will affect their communities.
Prestigious tech award for team behind interactive VR rehab games
Sheffield Hallam University’s Impact VR Lab, which leads pioneering virtual reality (VR) technology in healthcare to support amputees, burns victims and children with limb injuries to rehabilitate, has been recognised by the Prolific North Tech Awards.