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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).
The Black Dog band promo shot

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.
Sheffield Makes Music venue

Comment: Creative venues will need our support when the lights go back on

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture, comments on the vital role the creative industries play in supporting wellbeing and the challenges they face as cities lockdown.
The Sheffield Scanner delivered to its new facility

£2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to Sheffield

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of Sheffield took delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner
iForge face mask production
Face masks rapidly produced for frontline workers

University of Sheffield engineers 3D print face shields for doctors and healthcare workers

Engineers from the University of Sheffield are responding to a national call for help in the fight against coronavirus by 3D printing face shields for doctors and healthcare workers.
Genome sequencing

Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak

Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behaviour of UK citizens.