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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.
The Silvia Bio team stood in the Heartspace buildng
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.
A cigarette burns smoke

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.
Doctor showing a model of a kidney

International award for Sheffield scientist who has dedicated his career to pioneering kidney research

An academic from the University of Sheffield has been recognised with a prestigious international award for the outstanding contribution he has made to kidney disease research.
Representatives from the AMRC and the Ultimate Battery Company stood outside of the AMRC

Green energy innovations powering regional investment

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has been ‘a phenomenal asset’ in helping a breakthrough in green energy technology, which is set to create hundreds of jobs in South Yorkshire.
Brandon and Brenda playing with MiRo, a social robot being trialled in Sheffield Children's Hospital

Robots reduce anxiety in children during hospital visits

A new study from the University of Sheffield is investigating how social robots can help to reduce anxiety, worry and distress in children during visits to hospital.
A male research student in the Dental School.

Sheffield facility awarded £7.9m to continue cutting edge medical research

A clinical research facility run by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £7.9m in funding which will support the development and testing of new treatments for diseases.
Artist illustration of the chain-mail like structure of the bacteria

The protective armour of superbug C.difficile revealed

The spectacular structure of the protective armour of superbug C.difficile has been revealed for the first time showing the close-knit yet flexible outer layer – like chain mail.