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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.
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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.
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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.
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University of Sheffield chosen to be Siemens’ top tier innovation partner

Global technology giant Siemens has chosen the University of Sheffield to be in its top tier of innovation partners, as part of its new global research and innovation ecosystems announced today (12 July 2022).
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Unlocking a mystery of the Universe: sensitive dark matter detector comes to life

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have partnered in an international research project to search for invisible dark matter particles.
An engineer working on a jet engine in the University of Sheffield AMRC

Economic impact and influence: why the University of Sheffield AMRC matters to UK manufacturing

Some of the biggest private sector investments into UK advanced manufacturing over the last 15 years ‘would not have happened without the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)’, according to a new report.
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Students vote University of Sheffield courses among the best for satisfaction

Students have voted University of Sheffield courses as some of the best in the country, with overall satisfaction among students at 78 per cent, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
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More home test kits could prevent 11,000 bowel cancer deaths, study finds

More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply sending an additional invitation to people who have not yet been screened, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.