University supports local businesses with graduate scheme

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11 March 2010 The University of Sheffield, along with other universities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, is launching a new round of internships this week which are set to help local businesses and graduates during the economic downturn.

Waste proves to be fishy business for school children

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12 March 2010 Sheffield school children will launch an artistic display of fish sculptures in the city centre this week, which marks the culmination of a project looking at what happens to Sheffield´s household waste materials.

Art meets science in a series of fascinating encounters

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11 March 2010 A groundbreaking live art production, insights from a leading brain scientist and discussions on the mystery of mathematics are set to form part of an exciting series of events at the University of Sheffield this Spring.

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12 March 2010 Professor Mike Parker Pearson, from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology, speaks about his discovery of the fossilised eggs of an extinct giant bird, which led to the extraction of DNA from the fossils. BBC Radio Scotland Also in the headlines

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