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. £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 17 March 2026 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. 13 March 2026 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. 13 March 2026 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. 10 March 2026 Search Yorkshire and North East facing productivity gap challenge Cities in Yorkshire and Humberside and the North East are lagging behind the rest of the UK when it comes to productivity, but have enormous potential for growth and prosperity, a new briefing from The Productivity Institute (TPI) has found. 12 June 2023 AI unlikely to gain human-like cognition, unless connected to real world through robots Connecting artificial intelligence systems to the real world through robots and designing them using principles from evolution is the most likely way AI will gain human-like cognition, according to research from the University of Sheffield. 12 June 2023 Gentle cleansers kill viruses as effectively as harsh soaps, study finds Gentle cleansers are just as effective in killing viruses – including coronavirus – as harsh soaps, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Sheffield 12 June 2023 Innovative digital health hub aims to transform how patients in South Yorkshire are treated Led by the University of Sheffield, the hub will bring together partners from across the region including: Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, GPs, mental health services, business and South Yorkshire Integrated Care System 9 June 2023 Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero Researchers are now calling for fungi to be considered more heavily in conservation and biodiversity policies, and are investigating whether we can increase how much carbon the soil underneath us can hold 5 June 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Current page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
