2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1238+ words) Guidance and resources to help you make the most of your independent study time, including specific advice on setting goals, staying motivated and organising your work. At university you will need to make use of a wide range of core…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (254+ words) University of Sheffield Catch up on the latest interesting news, stories, data, opinion plus academic work on global infrastructure projects. #GlobalCORRIDOR14: Mapping the Corridor Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative. Dear readers, this newsletter is written with project colleague, Zhengli…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (969+ words) University of Sheffield Reflections from the CRAFiC workshop In June Sheffield University Management School hosted a CRAFiC workshop bringing together leading researchers to explore how AI is transforming finance and accounting. Here we share some reflections from the day. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (153+ words) Professor James Marshall, Director of the Centre for Machine Intelligence, discusses how South Yorkshire's physical AI and advanced engineering are driving UK economic growth outside of London. 'We want to develop our homegrown capacity to compete in AI internationally,' Professor…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (996+ words) CognoSpeak is a new tool for detecting the early signs of dementia. Using a virtual AI agent to guide patients through conversations at home, the way they speak can be analysed for thousands of hidden clues about brain health. Timely…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) A groundbreaking new AI based approach that can 'hear' inside the Sun could give vital signs of the solar disturbances that have significant effects in near-Earth space and on human activities. Sound (pressure) vibrations, known as p-modes, are measured on…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) The secret behind insects’ lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information. Beyond biology, the research has implications for artificial…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (210+ words) University of Sheffield UK Society for Behavioural Medicine conference 2026 and free research workshops The School of Psychology is hosting the annual conference for the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 28-29th April with free pre-conference workshops taking place on the 27th April. This…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (383+ words) Research from the Faculty of Social Sciences will look at the lived experience of communities living amidst the development of AI data centres and the extent to which sustainability features in two countries’ AI policies. 'Negotiating Sustainable AI: Policies and…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (407+ words) AI could soon better understand people’s accent and dialect, thanks to a landmark study being led by the University of Sheffield. The study, led by Dr Chris Montgomery from the University’s School of English in collaboration with ICS.AI, the…...