University of Sheffield

• Medical School

Comprises of the Division of Clinical Sciences, Division of Genomic Medicine and the Department of Medical Education.

• Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

Main research activities are environment and biodiversity, molecular and ecological physiology and evolution and behaviour.

• Department of Biomedical Sciences

Major research groups include those investigating the role of ion channels and cell surface receptors in signalling across cell membranes of neurones, endocrine and epithelial cells; the genetic control of embryonic development; neurobiological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's and schizophrenia; the neural control of gut function and the regulation of cell differentiation in embryos and tumours.

• Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Research by the academic staff in the department and associated institutes encompasses the areas of Biochemistry and Genomics, Cell Biology and Genetics, Structural Biology and Molecular Microbiology. The departments associated research centres include The Kreb's Institute, The Robert Hill Institute, Centre for Developmental Genetics and the Institute of Molecular Physiology.

• Academic Unit of Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics

Focus on clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, Drug metabolism and Molecular Modelling of cytochrome P450.

• Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The main research areas of the department are:
- Combustion and Incineration
- Process Fluidics
- Environmental Process Engineering
- Particle Products

• The Environmental Engineering Research Group

At the forefront of research in the cleanup of gaseous, liquid and solid industrial wastes. The group has a wide range of experimental facilities available including micro-litre laboratory scale to full pilot plant and field test facilities.

The group has a broad base of experience, including gaseous and liquid filtration, the fouling of filters and membranes, the application of biotechnology in fermentation and digestion, wastewater treatment and the measurement and control of gaseous emissions, corrosion in pipelines and systems and plant safety. The main research areas are:
- Membranes & filtration
- Corrosion
- Effluent treatment
- Biosorption

• Sheffield University Enterprises Ltd. (SUEL)

Sheffield University Enterprises Limited (SUEL) is the University of Sheffield's wholly owned technology transfer company. The company's mission is to support the teaching and research objectives of the University through successful commercial exploitation of the IP created by its staff. SUEL has assisted in the formation of numerous companies spun-out from the University, including many bioscience start-ups.

• Stem Cell Biology Centre of Industrial Collaboration

The Stem Cell Biology CIC at the University of Sheffield is at the forefront of international work into stem cell biology. The CIC provides a world-class technical and research resource to enable pharmaceutical firms and emerging biotechs companies to exploit this new science.

• Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Centre of Industrial Collaboration (BITE CIC)

The BITE CIC has been created by combining the internationally recognised expertise and facilities from the 'White Rose' Universities of Sheffield, York, and Leeds. The Centre, will present an industry-facing organisation to support the development of new clinical treatments and products based on biomaterials and tissue engineering.

• North Campus Nanotechnology

In the University of Sheffield's centenary year it undertook a major expansion of its science and engineering facilities. It acquired a new site on which to locate its North Campus site, a UK hub for multidisciplinary science and engineering.

This campus now includes two prestigious new centres, the Kroto Research Institute, and the Nanoscience and Technology Centre. Together with a third building, allowing for expansion, these centres comprise over 18,000 square metres in what is believed to be the UK's largest dedicated multidisciplinary research facility.

This ambitious new initiative keeps Sheffield at the forefront of research in convergent technologies; two important threads running through the seven research themes are nanotechnology and the convergence of the physical and biological sciences.

• Sorby Nano Investigation Centre

The Sorby Nano Investigation Centre offers businesses a full range of cost effective micro and nano scale investigation services, backed by leading experts in the analysis field.

Capabilities for Bioscience

Capabilities for Environmental and Energy Technologies

Capabilities for advanced manufaturing and metals