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Children interacting with a robot at Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield with mind-blowing free events across the city

A mind-blowing celebration of the University of Sheffield’s world-leading research is heading to the city centre this autumn, as Festival of the Mind returns with a variety of free live performances, exhibitions, films and interactive events.
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The Silvia Bio team in the University's Engineering Heartspace building. The spinout is building on 20 years of biomanufacturing research at the University to help make critical therapeutics such as antibodies and gene therapies faster.

University of Sheffield spinout company raises £3 million to accelerate next-generation biomanufacturing

A University of Sheffield spinout company is set to help biopharmaceutical companies make complex medicines faster, more reliably and at lower cost, after raising £3 million in Seed funding.
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Smoking alters reproductive organs in both men and women, new study finds

Exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health, as new research identifies changes in biological processes involved in ovarian function and sperm production
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Free family-friendly events heading to Sheffield as Festival of Social Science returns

A series of family-friendly events and activities is heading to Sheffield this month as the UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to the city to shine a light on how university research is tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
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Iconic Arts Tower at University of Sheffield celebrates 60 years

The University of Sheffield is celebrating 60 years since the official opening of one of the city’s best-known buildings
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University of Sheffield strengthens top 100 global standing with 10-place rise in QS World University Rankings 2027

The University of Sheffield has risen 10 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 to be ranked 82nd in the world and 14th in the UK, reinforcing its position as a world-leading university
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Over 5,000 donations received as moving students 'pass it on'

Students in Sheffield have donated thousands of items to be reused by other students, as part of the University of Sheffield’s end-of-term campaign to reduce waste and keep useful items in circulation.
An image taken in Bhutan from the research expedition

First global map reveals underground fungi networks long enough to reach the sun a billion times

For the first time, an international team of researchers has mapped the global distribution and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal networks.

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Experts warn biodiversity loss could trigger sovereign debt crises

World’s first biodiversity-adjusted credit ratings model finds major risks being ignored by financial markets covering US$83 trillion in assets