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Women in MRI machine to help detect heart disease

Brain adapts to give deaf people a better visual ‘danger radar’

Pioneering research shows that deaf adults can be particularly skilled at detecting movement and events outside their central field of view.
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Scientists rethink definition of rare disorders in landmark study

Lysosomal disorders can have devastating effects on patients but findings from a University of Sheffield-led collaborative study could support more precise diagnosis and help researchers identify shared targets for future treatments.
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University of Sheffield ranked among UK’s top 15 in Guardian University Guide 2027

The University of Sheffield has been ranked among the UK’s top 15 universities by the Guardian University Guide 2027.
Two DNA double helices locking together

Decades-old DNA mystery solved after strands are captured zipping together for the first time

Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical negative charges to pair up, solving a mechanism that has puzzled scientists for more than 20 years
An aerial view of a petrochemical plant in the evening with a blue sky in the background

Petrochemical industry emissions could rise 50 per cent, study suggests

Carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry could increase by 50 per cent by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.

Children all together enjoying a school lunch

120 years of school dinners: How canteen stigma shapes lives for decades

As pupils across the UK head back to school, new research reveals canteen choices can shape children’s lives for decades, and argues universal school meals are the key to ending the long-standing stigma around free school dinners.

Cecil Paine plaque unveiling

Honour for Sheffield pioneer whose work paved the way for one of medicine’s most important discoveries

Sheffield honours the doctor scientist who paved the way for the therapeutic use of penicillin
Low alcohol beer

The higher costs of a healthier option: new study lifts the lid on why no/lo alcohol beer drinkers feel out of pocket

Drinkers who turn to alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers are paying more for a healthier option, according to a new study
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Extraordinary story of trailblazing all-women circus troupe brought to life

The extraordinary story of a trailblazing aerial acrobat who founded the UK’s first all-women outdoor aerialist company has been brought to life in glorious technicolour at a special University of Sheffield exhibition.