*BOOKINGS OPEN* - Applied Diffraction Refinement Course X-ray powder diffraction is a common in-house characterisation method for metals, ceramics, battery materials, and pharmaceuticals. A great intro with theory and practical sessions! BOOK NOW sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.u…

🏆The National Student Survey is out and the University of Sheffield has placed top of Russell Group (RG) universities. Congratulations to all our university colleagues and Sheffield SU for this achievement! It’s a testament to your hard work. #NSS2023 1/2

🎉 Our latest OA article is out 🎉 Here, we show how small dosages of sucrose substantially modify rheology and carbonation rate of lime putty. These findings are relevant for Cultural Heritage applications and development of novel cementitious materials. link.springer.com/article/10.161…

Congratulations to everyone who received their results today and will be joing us in Engineering next month 🥳If you want to get ahead, check out everything you need to know to get ready for the academic year here: sheffield.ac.uk/new-students 🥰 #clearing #Clearing2023 #alevels

New paper time! We just published this paper in CCR - we used some fancy characterisation and modelling approaches to reveal reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and nanostructural evolution of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) gels. SMASH (Sustainable Materials @ Sheffield) Cements@Sheffield sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's always exciting to welcome new members - Tom Wilkinson (pictured 2nd from left) has recently joined us as a PDRA to work on the FeRICH project, which is exploring how waste from the steel industry can be used to develop iron-rich cement clinkers. Welcome to the team Tom!

If you want to know more about why schools are being closed because of aerated concrete, this article from The i paper explains why reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is dangerous, with information from our member Prof. Theo Hanein inews.co.uk/news/science/s…

If you're not yet tired of hearing about RAAC, I'll be live on the BBC News TV Channel at 4 o'clock. #RAAC Cements@Sheffield Materials at TUoS EngineeringSheffield Sheffield Uni News and Views

For those following the news on RAAC concrete in schools our team member Prof. Theo Hanein is scheduled to speak live on the BBC News Channel at 4pm about the material and the situation. Use this link to watch: bbc.co.uk/news/av/104736…

Listen in to BBC Sheffield tomorrow at 8:15am to hear Prof. Theo Hanein discuss the ongoing situation with RAAC concrete. The recent news and media interest in this shows just how important it is that we study and understand the materials we use. Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The closest I might ever get to a Nature article nature.com/articles/d4158…