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. 20 February 2025 £1 million funding boost for research into preventing breast cancer recurrence Researchers working to understand why some breast cancers come back years later and form incurable secondary tumours, have received a £1 million funding boost. 18 February 2025 More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes New study, conducted by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay. 18 February 2025 Counter-Strike players faster at decision-making, study shows One of the world’s most popular first-person shooter games - Counter-Strike - could help to improve people’s cognitive abilities, according to research from the University of Sheffield. Power Roll solar panel 18 February 2025 Tiny grooves re-shape future of solar cell manufacturing Flexible solar cells that do not contain any scarce and expensive elements are paving the way for the development of low cost, efficient solar energy according to new research by the University of Sheffield. Search Festival of Social Science to highlight our ability to adapt to new challenges and solve complex problems The UK’s Festival of Social Science is heading back to the University of Sheffield this November to help us explore new perspectives on our future and reorganise our ways of living following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 21 October 2020 Arthritis drug to be investigated as possible treatment for vascular dementia Scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Manchester have been awarded £265,000 from the British Heart Foundation, to investigate the links between vascular dementia and heart disease. 16 October 2020 Scientists discover new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for pancreatic cancer patients A new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer and relapsed breast cancer, has been invented by scientists at the University of Sheffield. 8 September 2020 University of Sheffield switches to renewable electricity The University of Sheffield has signed new electricity contracts, making its purchased supply 100 percent renewable for the first time. 21 May 2020 Arthritis drugs could be repurposed to help prevent breast cancer spreading to the bone Drugs commonly used to treat arthritis may help to prevent breast cancer spreading to the bone, where it is incurable, new research from the University of Sheffield suggests. 20 November 2019 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Current page 154
