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. University of Sheffield to lead £12.5m national centre for next-generation semiconductor systems The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy. 13 March 2026 The gift will support Sheffield's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, which has trained more than 260 PhD students whose research is tackling the planet's most pressing sustainability challenges. University of Sheffield’s global sustainability work boosted by £3.5 million gift from Grantham Foundation The University of Sheffield has been given a £3.5 million gift by the Grantham Foundation to deliver world class climate research, train the next generation of sustainability leaders and steer global climate policy. 13 March 2026 New study reveals how Ethiopia’s hyenas combat climate change, save money and prevent disease Urban scavengers like spotted hyenas are preventing over a thousand tonnes of carbon emissions annually in Ethiopia’s second-largest city, according to new research revealing the predators’ role as accidental eco-warriors. 10 March 2026 396 Patches, 150 Languages, 100 volunteers: Sheffield unites to create ‘Quilt of Welcome’ celebrating city’s multilingual children Hundreds of multilingual children from across Sheffield have helped create a huge ‘Quilt of Welcome’, celebrating the many languages spoken in the city while sending a welcoming message to others. 9 March 2026 Search Sunspot three times the size of Earth provides a major advance in stellar physics A major new breakthrough that could help scientists more accurately understand the effect of magnetic fields on the oscillations of stars, has been made by researchers at the University of Sheffield. 28 January 2022 University of Sheffield ranked one of the most international universities in the world The University of Sheffield has been named one of the most international universities in the world by Times Higher Education. 25 January 2022 Giving a voice to new parents during the pandemic A new UK-wide study is looking to give a voice to people who became parents for the first time during the pandemic, in order to learn how they can be best supported. 24 January 2022 University of Sheffield history project to explore complex history of slavery in the region A new study of Sheffield’s industrial heritage ‘Sheffield, Slavery, and its Legacies’, records the city’s complex relationship with the Atlantic economy throughout the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. 22 January 2022 University of Sheffield spin-out secures seed investment to revolutionise trust in global telecommunications and computing with quantum photonics University of Sheffield spin-out, Aegiq, has secured a seven-figure seed investment to develop next generation networking with quantum security. 20 January 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Current page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 … Next page Next › Last page Last »