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A mannikin head wearing glasses that have been fitted with metamaterials so the wearer could see AR images. There is a tablet at the side of the mannikin head displaying what the wearer would see - this is showing a woman's hand holding a hologram of a unicorn.
Metamaterials could be fitted to basic glasses to enable the wearer to see AR images, such as health and safety or assistive technology information. Credit: Professor Andrea Di Falco and Dr Yuhui Gan (University of St Andrews).

University of Sheffield researchers to drive metamaterials development

Researchers from the University of Sheffield are supporting a new national roadmap to establish the UK as a world-leader in metamaterials innovation - advanced materials that could transform critical technologies.
A parcel being delivered by a driver
A parcel being delivered by a driver

Over a third of self-employed parcel drivers earn below minimum wage, major study finds

Over a third of self-employed delivery drivers estimate their hourly earnings are below the National Minimum Wage, according to a major new report from the University of Sheffield.
Children interacting with a robot at Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield with mind-blowing free events across the city

A mind-blowing celebration of the University of Sheffield’s world-leading research is heading to the city centre this autumn, as Festival of the Mind returns with a variety of free live performances, exhibitions, films and interactive events.
The Silvia Bio team stood in the Heartspace buildng
The Silvia Bio team in the University's Engineering Heartspace building. The spinout is building on 20 years of biomanufacturing research at the University to help make critical therapeutics such as antibodies and gene therapies faster.

University of Sheffield spinout company raises £3 million to accelerate next-generation biomanufacturing

A University of Sheffield spinout company is set to help biopharmaceutical companies make complex medicines faster, more reliably and at lower cost, after raising £3 million in Seed funding.
A cigarette burns smoke

Smoking alters reproductive organs in both men and women, new study finds

Exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health, as new research identifies changes in biological processes involved in ovarian function and sperm production
Festival of Social Sciences 2024

Free family-friendly events heading to Sheffield as Festival of Social Science returns

A series of family-friendly events and activities is heading to Sheffield this month as the UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to the city to shine a light on how university research is tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
Aerial view of Diamond and city skyline

University of Sheffield recognised as a leader in research collaboration and knowledge exchange

The University of Sheffield has reaffirmed its position as one of England’s top universities for external collaboration and engagement with businesses and communities according to the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
A zebra grazes in a back garden

Tortoises in the park and zebras at the garden gate? Scientists say climate change could make it happen

Zebras grazing in a UK park might sound like the stuff of a high-budget Hollywood blockbuster, but new research suggests it could one day be vital in the fight against climate change, and that the British public might not mind as much as you’d think.
Meihong Wang, James Marshall, Ian Reaney

University of Sheffield academics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding impact across the engineering and technology sectors.