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. A Peregrine Falcon sitting on the tower of St George's Church. Credit: Chris Greenwood, Sheffield Bird Study Group 12 July 2024 Sheffield Peregrines soaring high The University of Sheffield is celebrating the remarkable success story of its resident Peregrine Falcons, with three new chicks now having flown the nest, making the total number of birds raised on site to 34. 10 July 2024 University of Sheffield retains top spot in Russell Group in National Student Survey The University of Sheffield is top of the Russell Group in the latest National Student Survey, published today (10 July 2024). Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield) 10 July 2024 Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. 4 July 2024 Record-breaking rocket launched by University of Sheffield students A supersonic rocket that has broken a series of UK and European altitude records, has been built by a team of students at the University of Sheffield. Search The housing crisis is a result of failing housing policy, experts say A call for a new integrated government housing strategy to address the housing crisis is the centre of a new report from the University of Sheffield, London School of Economics and commissioned by the Family Building Society. 8 January 2024 Biologists uncover the secrets of evolutionary change Significant evolutionary changes happen gradually as opposed to in dramatic ‘monster’ steps, biologists have discovered, answering the long-debated question as to how innovations like flight, vision, and the bearing of live offspring came to be. 4 January 2024 Novel food regulations are a barrier for edible insects Edible insects could be the key to a more sustainable food system, yet Novel Food Regulations could be restricting alternative environmentally-friendly sources of protein for consumers, a new report has found. 28 December 2023 100th anniversary of UK’s first clinical trial of insulin In 1923, Sheffield industrialist and philanthropist Sir Stuart Goodwin became the first diabetes patient in England to be treated successfully with insulin 26 December 2023 More than 60 per cent of food hub users are worried about being able to afford enough food over Christmas A total of 66 per cent of food hub users are worried about being able to afford enough food to feed themselves or their children over the Christmas period 22 December 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 … Next page Next › Last page Last »