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How Sheffield students turned innovative ideas into £1.4m of investment

How Sheffield students turned innovative ideas into £1.4m of investment

Entrepreneurial students have collectively raised £1.4 million in investment for their business ventures over the last three years, thanks to support from the University of Sheffield’s enterprise programme.
A woman sitting down on the road holding her ankle after sustaining an injury while jogging

Next-gen ankle implants to help young arthritis sufferers regain mobility

The next generation of ankle replacements that could restore mobility in young people suffering from a debilitating but overlooked condition, are being developed by a global team of researchers.

Kruger National Park, South Africa
Kruger National Park, South Africa

Rising carbon dioxide is supercharging grass growth in African savannas, study finds

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is boosting grass growth in Africa’s water-limited savannas, according to a new study led by the University of Sheffield.
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Off the Shelf Festival of Words, one of the longest running literary festivals in the UK, returns to Sheffield for a packed 35th edition this autumn

Literary giants, olympic legends and TV stars heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival returns

Icons from the worlds of literature, art, media and sport are heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival of Words returns for its 35th edition from 28 September - 25 October.
A mixture of magnetic and acoustic waves inside a spot on the Sun

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.

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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.

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.

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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.
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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.