Latest news News stories This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page. A Peregrine Falcon sitting on the tower of St George's Church. Credit: Chris Greenwood, Sheffield Bird Study Group 12 July 2024 Sheffield Peregrines soaring high The University of Sheffield is celebrating the remarkable success story of its resident Peregrine Falcons, with three new chicks now having flown the nest, making the total number of birds raised on site to 34. 10 July 2024 University of Sheffield retains top spot in Russell Group in National Student Survey The University of Sheffield is top of the Russell Group in the latest National Student Survey, published today (10 July 2024). Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield) 10 July 2024 Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. 4 July 2024 Record-breaking rocket launched by University of Sheffield students A supersonic rocket that has broken a series of UK and European altitude records, has been built by a team of students at the University of Sheffield. Search Will we still need Covid-19 volunteers in the new year? During the first national lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, and subsequent social restrictions, thousands of volunteers provided a vital lifeline for many vulnerable people. 18 December 2020 Kenyan film Supa Modo, follows nine-year-old Jo after being diagnosed with a terminal illness Girls on film: a playlist for our times this Christmas Dr Becky Parry, Programme Director of the new MA Digital Literacies, Culture and Education at the School of Education, shares recommendations for children’s films with a unique female perspective to watch over the Christmas holidays. 18 December 2020 Ejected stars do not just wander off into space, suggest researchers New research from the University of Sheffield has found that newly formed stars which are ejected from their birth region do not just wander off into space, but can interact with other star forming regions. 16 December 2020 University community comes together to volunteer, fundraise and offer a helping hand during the Covid-19 pandemic Hundreds of staff, students and alumni from across the University of Sheffield volunteered their time and skills to support the community throughout the pandemic. 15 December 2020 AI can predict Twitter users likely to spread disinformation before they do it A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actually do it has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield. 14 December 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Current page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 … Next page Next › Last page Last »