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University of Sheffield Management School retains elite ‘Triple Crown’ status after prestigious global reaccreditation

The University of Sheffield Management School has retained its place among the world’s leading business schools after receiving the highest possible five-year unconditional reaccreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
Mining impact in Africa
The start of a Cobalt and Copper forest mine in the Lualaba province of the DRC. The first image is from 2014, the second in 2025. Satellite images from ESRI Wayback.

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves

Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active mine site.
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Fathers’ diet before conception could significantly affect fetal growth and placenta development

What fathers eat before conception could significantly influence fetal growth and placenta development, new research in mice suggests
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Tobacco company levy could raise up to £4.9bn and prevent 10,000 hospital admissions

New research from the and the University of Sheffield Addictions Research Group, and University of Bath Tobacco Control Research Group provides the first real-world modelling of a proposed ‘polluter pays’ tobacco levy scheme
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Boeing and University of Sheffield AMRC renew partnership for five more years

Boeing has renewed its longstanding relationship with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with an agreement that will continue two decades of innovation and collaboration for another five years.
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University of Sheffield receives record donation to support disadvantaged students and pioneering medical research

The University of Sheffield has been given £5.85 million - the largest single gift from an individual alumnus in its history - to launch a new student support programme and search for new therapies for a range of incurable and debilitating diseases.
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Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows

New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease.
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Recognition for Sheffield scientists involved in Covid-19 Lighthouse Labs project

Staff and students at the University of Sheffield have been recognised for their role in helping to establish the Alderley Park Lighthouse Laboratory in Cheshire.

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Snub social media for citizen assemblies to heal divisions in society, researcher says

Social media is where many people go to debate contentious political issues, but it might not be the best place for rational debate that delivers real change and heals divisions in society, according to new research from an academic at the University