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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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British energy security strategy: Experts give their views

Academics from across the University of Sheffield are leading pioneering research to help the UK and the rest of the world switch to low-carbon energy. Energy experts from the University respond to the UK government's new energy security strategy.
An image of the 2022 UBC team holding their certificates.
Team Sheffiency (L-R: Omar Hazzazi, Matthew Owen, Lee Norris, Keke (Wendy) Su, Lola Doehring) receiving their certificates

Team Shefficiency awarded second place out of 128 teams in the University Business Challenge

Five students from Sheffield University Management School were ranked second in this year's University Business Challenge.
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University of Sheffield to research UK take-up of greener hydrogen-based fuels

Sheffield researchers are part of a new consortium investigating how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels, as part of the country’s commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2050.
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New study finally proves that birds are more colourful near the Equator

The long-held theory that birds closer to the equator are more colourful than birds nearer the poles has been proven by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Cars on a tree-lined suburban road in the UK

Company born from University of Sheffield collaboration sold for $69 million

A company created with the support of University of Sheffield academics and alumni, whose cutting edge technology is helping to keep road users safe and bring down the cost of insurance, has been acquired in a deal worth approximately $69 million.