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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.
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The race to ‘Decode ALS’: Sheffield scientists awarded global prize for breakthrough AI drug discovery

The University of Sheffield has been named a winner of the Longitude Prize on ALS, cementing its reputation as a world leader in the fight against Motor Neuron Disease
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Tiny insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots

The secret behind insects’ lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

Thousands expected as Weston Park May Fayre extravaganza returns to Sheffield

A dazzling day of free, family-friendly entertainment is returning to Weston Park to wow the crowds once again, thanks to a partnership between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield City Council.
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Fresh vegetables

One in five low-income families face food insecurity - how ‘food clubs’ offer a vital lifeline

Membership-based food clubs offering heavily discounted groceries and wraparound support are a vital tool in tackling food insecurity, according to the UK’s first large-scale independent study.
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian from the University of Sheffield giving a speech at the opening of the Energy Innovation Centre

University of Sheffield Energy Innovation Centre, with Boeing as a founding member, opened by Lord Callanan

A new centre that enables businesses to carry out innovative research and development projects with some of the largest and most exciting equipment in Europe, has opened at the University of Sheffield.
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Tramlines co-founder awarded honorary degree

The co-founder of Tramlines festival, who has developed a number of bars, restaurants and music venues in the city, is one of three esteemed recipients receiving honorary doctorates from the University of Sheffield this week (8-12 January 2024).

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The housing crisis is a result of failing housing policy, experts say

A call for a new integrated government housing strategy to address the housing crisis is the centre of a new report from the University of Sheffield, London School of Economics and commissioned by the Family Building Society.
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Biologists uncover the secrets of evolutionary change

Significant evolutionary changes happen gradually as opposed to in dramatic ‘monster’ steps, biologists have discovered, answering the long-debated question as to how innovations like flight, vision, and the bearing of live offspring came to be.
A bowl of roasted mopane caterpillar at a market in Zimbabwe

Novel food regulations are a barrier for edible insects

Edible insects could be the key to a more sustainable food system, yet Novel Food Regulations could be restricting alternative environmentally-friendly sources of protein for consumers, a new report has found.