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Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering achieve top-five places in Guardian rankings 2027

Outstanding results highlight the School’s strength across its subject areas
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Dr Karl Travis joins the Independent Advisory Committee for the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center (DBDC)

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center has added three experts to its Independent Advisory Committee. Dr Karl Travis joins Emeritus Professor Neil Chapman, who is Chair of the committee.

Mockup of Xerode’s dry electrode printing system
Mockup of Xerode’s dry electrode printing system, capable of continuous roll-to-roll manufacture.

Spinout spotlight: Xerode

Xerode, a spinout from the University of Sheffield’s School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, is developing a solvent-free, dry digital printing process for coating battery electrodes.

Two DNA double helices locking together

Decades-old DNA mystery solved after strands are captured zipping together for the first time

Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical negative charges to pair up, solving a mechanism that has puzzled scientists for more than 20 years.
Cover for the Women and Equalities Committee Report: Cosmetic procedures.

Influencing parliamentary recommendations for breast implant safety

Dr Nicholas T H Farr has provided written evidence used in a new report focussing on the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures.
University of Sheffield PhD students supported by EDF
(LtR) EDF-supported University of Sheffield PhD students William Davies, Michael Greenall and Ioni Kalospyrou

Partnership spotlight: EDF Energy

The University of Sheffield has become an integral part of EDF UK’s innovation strategy and talent pipeline as their mutually beneficial partnership continues to go from strength to strength.
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Great British Chemicals joins global Technician Commitment community

Great British Chemicals (GBC) has become a supporter of the Technician Commitment, reinforcing its commitment to recognising, valuing, and developing the vital contribution technical professionals make to the UK chemicals sector.
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Case study: Blueprint for QC-ready mRNA mapping with Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of Sheffield

Thermo Fisher has a long-standing collaboration with Professor Mark J. Dickman from the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, where his lab is pioneering automated, high-resolution LC–MS/MS workflows for RNA sequence mapping.
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Success at the Materials Science and Technology Literature Review Prize

Josh Berry has been named a runner-up in the Materials Science and Technology Literature Review Prize.