Glimpse Robotics Future
Robot animals, a self-driving car and a super-sensing helmet that could help save firefighters' lives are coming to the city - and the public are being invited to view these futuristic inventions for themselves
MERI Symposium 2019
Material and Engineering Research Institute's 9th annual Symposium held on 20th and 21st May 2019 at Sheffield Hallam University. Students and staff from MERI and the Department of Engineering and Mathematics had the opportunity to get together and discuss current research projects and innovation.
Launch of Sheffield Robotics
On the 10th of December 2014 the Centre for Automation and Robotics Research (CARR) and the Art and Design Research Centre (ADRC) together with the University of Sheffield celebrated the launch of Sheffield Robotics (previously known as SCENTRO)
Study abroad
We have exchange agreements with over 100 institutions across the world so there has never been a better time to participate in study abroad.
£5.7m facilities which will benefit our clients
A University research centre which investigates coatings for space satellites and is at the cutting edge of robotic technology is moving to a new home as part of a £5.7m revamp
Pioneering researcher unveils new auxetic materials projects
MERI's Professor Andrew Alderson is leading several projects looking at commercial uses for auxetic materials, which become thicker when stretched or thinner when compressed
Sanctuary Scholarship
Financial help and support for asylum seekers studying at Sheffield Hallam.
Volcanic ash found in Sheffield city centre
Distinctive dust on the bonnets of cars across the city has been confirmed as volcanic ash from Iceland after going under the microscope at Sheffield Hallam University
Shruti Mandhani wins Three-Minute Thesis competition
Shruti won the national finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition 2019. Shruti won the Hallam heat during the Creating Knowledge Conference in June and went on to present her award-winning project, which explores the use of a 'nature-inspired' approach to designing novel Auxetic materials, at the Vitae conference.
Final demonstration of EU-funded firefighting robots
Robotics experts from Sheffield Hallam University have been working with firefighters from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to showcase a unique group of firefighting robots