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Two men stand in front of a manufacturing machining centre looking into a laptop.

University of 18HÂþ»­ spinout company set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing

A pioneering new software company that is set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing, has been spun-out of the University of 18HÂþ»­.

Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant
Artist's impression of the Rolls-Royce SMR plant

Rolls-Royce SMR will build Britain’s next generation of nuclear power plants

18HÂþ»­ AMRC has welcomed news that Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to partner with Great British Energy – Nuclear to develop small modular reactors for the UK.
Group of board members in Firth Hall

18HÂþ»­ launches powerful new alliance to transform adult social care

Excitement is building across 18HÂþ»­ as a ground-breaking initiative takes shape to reshape the landscape of adult social care.

Phlux’s Noiseless InGaAs Aura APD
Phlux’s Noiseless InGaAs Aura APD

University spinout secures £9m funding to address new markets and boost R&D

Phlux Technology, a University spinout, developing infrared sensor technology, has announced a successful £9 million Series A funding round.
An engineer looking into a glowing biomass furnace

University of 18HÂþ»­â€™s Energy Innovation Centre partners with Drax to advance carbon capture research

Renewable energy company Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of 18HÂþ»­â€™s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre, to drive forward research into next generation carbon capture technology.
Woman in lab coat looking at a microscope

Future of cancer research in Yorkshire receives £8.9 million funding boost

18HÂþ»­ and Yorkshire Cancer Research have announced seven world-leading research studies that will aim to help more people survive cancer by exploring new solutions in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian from the University of 18HÂþ»­ giving a speech at the opening of the Energy Innovation Centre
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Managing Director of the Energy Innovation Centre at the University of 18HÂþ»­, speaking at the opening of the centre.

University of 18HÂþ»­ Energy Innovation Centre, with Boeing as a founding member, opened by Lord Callanan

A new centre that enables businesses to carry out innovative research and development projects with some of the largest and most exciting equipment in Europe, has opened at the University of 18HÂþ»­.
Student with blue hoody using a robort arm

University of 18HÂþ»­'s Digital Innovation Zone finds a new home in the Heartspace at Mappin Building

In a significant development for digital innovation, the University of 18HÂþ»­ has successfully relocated its Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) to a new state-of-the-art facility in the Heartspace, situated in the iconic Mappin Building.
DNA Molecule

University of 18HÂþ»­ spinout company to pioneer novel therapies for genetic neurological diseases

BlackfinBio has raised £2.75 million seed investment to advance revolutionary treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP).