It is a great pleasure to be in the City of Steel to honour both its historic role in forging the industrial foundations of modern Britain and its current leadership in promoting advanced manufacturing for the post-industrial age. This city has been at the very forefront of innovation for hundreds of years. In the 18th Century Sheffield revolutionalised steelmaking with the discovery of the crucible steel process. By the mid-19th Century the city represented almost half of Europe’s total steel output. Since then, Sheffield has remained fleet of foot through hard work and innovation. The University of Sheffield’s ... (full story)