Women in engineering: meet AMRC’s Erica Smith
23 June 2026
From the shopfloor to the cutting edge of innovation, women are transforming the world of engineering every single day. To celebrate International Women in Engi …
Professor Richard Scaife recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours
15 June 2026
Professor Richard Scaife has been awarded an MBE in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, for his services to manufacturing.The prestigious honour recognise …
Taking the heat out of industry: AMRC to de-risk hydrogen fuel switching
12 June 2026
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has secured £1m funding to establish HyDecarb, a first-of-its-kind, open-access …
UK defence R&D: AMRC innovation strengthening sovereign capability
15 April 2026
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, championed the University of Sheffield AMRC’s pivotal role in strengthening the UK defence …
AMRC launches new scale-up programme to power the UK’s next phase of industrial growth
19 March 2026
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has launched AMRC Scale-up, a programme designed to help high-growth deep tech compani …
AMRC appoints permanent CEO
16 February 2026
Professor Ben Morgan has been appointed as chief executive officer of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), following a suc …
Digital and automation heavyweight leaves AMRC for new global role at Rolls-Royce
05 February 2026
A former steelworker turned professor who helped land some of the AMRC’s largest research programmes and heads up its biggest group is stepping down after …
Powering prosperity through nuclear: a generational opportunity for UK manufacturing
02 December 2025
As we celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day, Simon Collingwood, AMRC's director of external affairs and communications, writes why 'it is worth stepping back to lo …
New AI champion to drive adoption in UK manufacturing
01 December 2025
A new national Artifical Intelligence (AI) champion has been appointed to help accelerate the adoption of AI across industry - in a bid to boost UK productivity …
Novel robot to prioritise human safety in high-risk environments
26 November 2025
A next-generation robot that can function with human-like dexterity, allowing operators to perform precision-led operations in the world’s most extreme da …