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 Lateral flow test to detect recurring aggressive brain tumours The world’s first lateral flow test to detect aggressive, recurring brain tumours is being developed by scientists at the University of Sheffield and Nottingham Trent University. 6 November 2023 University of Sheffield recognised for supporting students and scholars seeking sanctuary The University of Sheffield has been named a ‘University of Sanctuary’ in recognition of its support for displaced people. 6 November 2023 New research institute to accelerate the search for a cure for MND The new UK Motor Neuron Disease Research Institute, or UK MND RI, aims to discover new treatments that could ultimately mean MND becomes a curable condition. 3 November 2023 Sheffield astronomers help to confirm heaviest elements in the Universe are formed in kilonovae Astrophysicists are one step closer to understanding how the heaviest chemical elements are created in the universe, thanks to a camera designed and built at the University of Sheffield. 27 October 2023 Security threats in AIs such as ChatGPT revealed by researchers Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can be tricked into producing malicious code, which could be used to launch cyber attacks, according to research from the University of Sheffield. 24 October 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 … Next page Next › Last page Last »