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HRH Princess Anne officially opens the GTIMC at the University of Sheffield

Princess Royal opens pioneering Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, officially opened the Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) at the University of Sheffield today (2 October 2024).
The University of Sheffield's Diamond building seen in the Sheffield skyline

University of Sheffield top in England for working with businesses and public engagement

The University of Sheffield is one of the best universities in the country for working with businesses and public and community engagement, according to the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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Sheffield techno legends The Black Dog unveil pioneering live coding system at Festival of the Mind

Sheffield-based techno legends The Black Dog are set to unveil a new 'live coding' system for composing and playing music in a special public masterclass and performance as part of the University of Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind.

The Off the Shelf team modelling the new festival T-Shirts

T-shirts with a purpose: University festivals support local social enterprise

A social enterprise supporting local homeless people is helping to kit out staff and volunteers for two of the University of Sheffield’s most popular festivals.
Castlegate

Levelling Up: Transformational plans for Castlegate to go to public consultation

With support from the University of Sheffield transformational plans to re-establish Castlegate as a vital part of Sheffield city centre will go to public consultation from November 7.
researcher with microscope

Thousands of Yorkshire people to receive self-testing kits in bladder health check study

The ‘YORKSURe’ trial is investigating whether urine self-testing kits and community early detection clinics are an effective way of screening for bladder health problems including bladder cancer.
Daghash Almulaihi

Student volunteers in the local community

Dedicated students from the University of Sheffield have spent 33,443 hours volunteering to help the local community over the past 12 months. Daghash Almulaihi, an engineering student, talks about his volunteer work with Sheffield's Food Works.
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield reveal costs of regeneration funding in England

A team of researchers from the University’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning have produced a report ‘Fair Funding for Devolution’ analysing the current state of regeneration funding in England. 
Engineers in AMRC

Driving business growth with low-cost digital tech

The adoption of low-cost digital technologies in manufacturing across the UK is being accelerated by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). A new pilot project will create digitally savvy engineers of the future.