Sheffield overtakes Cambridge for engineering research income

The University of Sheffield has overtaken the University of Cambridge for engineering research income, confirming the institution as a world-leader in the field. The data, compiled by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows that for 2012/13 the University of Sheffield's engineering research income of £46M surpassed that of Cambridge by almost 10 percent. Professor Mike Hounslow, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield, said: "Research income is an important measure of excellence as it shows the level of confidence that our outstanding partners have in us, and also enables us to ensure our cutting edge facilities are second to none. "Alongside our decision to invest in an £81M state-of-the-art new engineering building at the heart of campus, this demonstrates that the University of Sheffield is a truly exceptional prospect for engineering students of the future. "We are one of the largest providers of engineering research and education in the UK - we operate across all the main engineering disciplines and have world-leading capability in areas as diverse as in-silico medicine, electrical machines, semiconductors, control systems, metals, water, pharmaceuticals, speech processing and building vibrations, to name but a few." The excellence spreads throughout the institution. The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing is a world class centre for advanced machining and materials research for aerospace and other high-value manufacturing sectors.