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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.
May Fayre performer

Family fun May Fayre will return bigger and better to Sheffield’s Weston Park!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of Sheffield, is returning bigger and better for 2023, thanks to a partnership between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield City Council.
Two teenagers working in a classroom

Teenagers fleeing war helped to become future community leaders by University of Sheffield

Teenagers who have fled war or persecution in their home country are taking part in a new training programme, launched by the University of Sheffield, to help them become future community leaders.
Tomatoes

New study to measure effect of dietary supplement from tomatoes on men with fertility issues

Sheffield scientists have teamed up with Jessop Fertility to look at the effect of LactoLycopene, a simple diet supplement containing a compound found in cooked tomatoes, on sperm quality in men attending fertility clinics.
A carer holding the hand of an elderly woman

Cost of unpaid care in England and Wales now exceeds that of NHS budget

The value of unpaid care in England and Wales is now estimated to be £162 billion, exceeding that of the entire NHS budget in England for health service spending, which by comparison was £156 billion for 2020-21.
Lumbar Puncture - treatment for MND

FDA approves drug which helps to slow progression of rare form of MND

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has authorised the first approved drug for a rare form of motor neurone disease (MND) based on the results of a Phase 3 clinical trial completed at the University of Sheffield.