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A peregrine falcon soaring through blue skies
Credit: Chris Greenwood

Scientists use forensics and DNA database to tackle illegal trade in persecuted bird of prey

Experts are targeting wildlife crime with an innovative forensic toolkit and DNA database as part of efforts to protect one of the UK’s most iconic birds of prey, the Peregrine Falcon.
A humanoid robot holding its chin with an expression suggesting it is deep in thought

Will AI become self-aware? Scientists warn we need to act now to anticipate the societal risks

AI could become self-aware through robotics so we should act now to anticipate the societal risks, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield.

Brain graphic

Scientists’ discovery could stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks

Scientists have discovered how two types of toxic amyloid-beta particles form as brain plaques develop, which could pave the way for earlier treatment of the devastating disease.
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Manosphere, tobacco and gambling are driving avoidable harm and premature deaths among men, studies find

Men experience poorer health and die younger than women in most parts of the world
Professor Oliver Bandmann

Drug discovery by Sheffield scientists joins world's largest trial of Parkinson's treatments

Sheffield researchers discovered that an existing liver drug could potentially slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease
A woman wearing a headset playing a video game on a PC

Are Counter-Strike players better at decision-making? Study reveals faster brain processing in expert gamers

Expert Counter-Strike players could make ideal candidates for fast-paced emergency service response jobs requiring split-second decision making, according to a new University of Sheffield study aiming to debunk myths about video games.
Elephants crossing a dirt road

Global wildlife trade involves more than double the number of species previously estimated

More than 107,000 species are used and traded worldwide, over double previous estimates, according to new research that suggests the true scale could be far greater due to major gaps in trade data
Lycurgus Cup

Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate Roman masterpiece

The remarkable colour-changing effect observed in a famous Roman masterpiece has been successfully reproduced in quantity for the first time in 1,600 years by a University of Sheffield technician.
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.

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.