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£14m fundraising success boosts Sheffield’s future as a global neuroscience leader

The University of Sheffield has reached a historic £14 million fundraising milestone to support the expansion of its world-renowned neuroscience institute to accelerate pioneering research into devastating diseases like Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Pa
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University of Sheffield to lead £12.5m national centre for next-generation semiconductor systems

The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy.
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The gift will support Sheffield's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, which has trained more than 260 PhD students whose research is tackling the planet's most pressing sustainability challenges.

University of Sheffield’s global sustainability work boosted by £3.5 million gift from Grantham Foundation

The University of Sheffield has been given a £3.5 million gift by the Grantham Foundation to deliver world class climate research, train the next generation of sustainability leaders and steer global climate policy.
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New study reveals how Ethiopia’s hyenas combat climate change, save money and prevent disease

Urban scavengers like spotted hyenas are preventing over a thousand tonnes of carbon emissions annually in Ethiopia’s second-largest city, according to new research revealing the predators’ role as accidental eco-warriors.
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University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

The University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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World’s first low-energy bioplastics developed with the University of Sheffield raises £2 million investment

The world’s first low-energy, non-oil-based, high-performance bioplastic, developed by Floreon with the University of Sheffield, has secured £2 million financing from Northern Gritstone.

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Bringing together the UK’s leading ageing research centres

A new consortium bringing together more than 60 leading national centres, institutes, and networks at the forefront of ageing research was launched at Westminster today (20 November 2023).
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University of Sheffield launches Centre for Korean Studies

A new Centre for Korean Studies that will boost the UK’s body of specialists in Korean language, culture and society, has been officially launched by the University of Sheffield.
Leaders from Boeing and the University of Sheffield AMRC breaking ground

Leaders from industry, academia and government unite to break ground on South Yorkshire’s aerospace manufacturing innovation facility

Industry, academia and government leaders gathered in Sheffield to break ground for a University of Sheffield AMRC innovation facility and research project led by global aerospace company Boeing.