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Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
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Sheffield joins CMAC’s New EPSRC MediForge Hub to build industry 5.0 solutions to transform the sustainable development and manufacturing of medicines

Sheffield becomes a partner in the new EPSRC MediForge Hub, transforming the development and manufacturing of medicines through pioneering an Industry 5.0 manufacturing system for sustainable, resilient, and human-centric medicine production.
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Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction

Researchers in the Department are part of a team developing a new method that uses algae as a biomass source material to produce ‘bio-bitumen’.

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Sheffield spinout company grows to lead on next generation biomedicines and bioprocesses

SynGenSys, a fast-growing biotechnology company spun out of the University of Sheffield, has announced the appointment of new Commercial Operations Director.

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