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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.
Craft alcohol report

Scale of Sheffield's independent alcohol economy revealed, as city's artisans turn away from 'craft' label

A new report has revealed the impressive scale of Sheffield’s independent drinks scene, estimating that 42% of its specialised alcohol outlets are independently owned or operated.

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Professor Chris McDermott appointed as new Director of NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre

The University of Sheffield is proud to announce that Professor Chris McDermott, Professor of Translational Neurology at the University of Sheffield, has been appointed as the new Director of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre.
The University of Sheffield AMRC is a hugely successful advanced manufacturing research centre that has set a new standard for academic and industry R&D.

University of Sheffield welcomes ambitious plan for growth in South Yorkshire

The University of Sheffield has welcomed the publication of the South Yorkshire Growth Plan which sets out the region’s economic priorities for the next 10 years.  
Crops

Natural genetic engineering could be key to climate resilient crops

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are investigating how plants can accelerate their own evolution through a process of "natural genetic engineering."
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Funding boost for the next generation of environmental scientists

The University of Sheffield and its partners have secured a new £3.5m Centre for Doctoral Training with funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to research chemicals in the environment.
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University of Sheffield pledges carbon neutral campus by 2030

The University of Sheffield has today (Tuesday 10 November) pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions on campus by 2030 and across all activities by 2038.
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Scientists and students publish blueprints for a cheaper single-molecule microscope

A team of scientists and students from the University of Sheffield has designed and built a specialist microscope, and shared the build instructions to help make this equipment available to many labs across the world.
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Deafness in infancy can affect non-verbal communication, suggests new research

Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have found that deafness in infancy affects the development of early communication skills, including non-verbal behaviours like pointing.
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Faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance developed by researchers

A new, quicker way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria has been developed by a team of scientists from the EPSRC funded interdisciplinary research collaboration, i-sense.