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A visual representation of AI learning from different kinds of data
AI could learn from data beyond vision and language to make it more practical, trustworthy and improve its understanding.

New ‘blueprint’ for advancing practical, trustworthy AI

A new ‘blueprint’ for building AI that highlights how the technology can learn from different kinds of data to make it more deployable in the real world, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the Alan Turing Institute.
Professor Jim Wild with colleagues in front of an MRI scanner

Transformative lung imaging research recognised by international award

Professor Jim Wild, from the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP) Peter Mansfield Prize for his distinguished contributions to lung imaging with hyperpolarised gas MRI
Picture of a Aldabra Giant Tortoise hatchling
Credit: Chris Tagg

Successful hatching for endangered giant tortoises with artificial incubation

Artificial incubation has led to the first successful hatching of Aldabra Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles, following groundbreaking University of Sheffield research.
Festival of Social Sciences 2024

From robotic sheepdogs to tackling global challenges: Explore the free Festival of Social Science in Sheffield

The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this month to shine a light on how the city’s world-leading social scientists are tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
Sperm under a microscope

Less than four in 100 men accepted to be sperm donors

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, mapped the outcome of over 11,700 men who applied to be sperm donors in Denmark and the US

An update on the University of Sheffield's partnership with Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine

The University Of Sheffield has continued to develop its partnership with the National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) and has donated £20,000 to help to rebuild its campus air raid shelters.
Pine needles

Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels

Research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products.
An image of a stressed teacher in a classroom

Teachers’ wellbeing doesn’t fully recover over the Christmas break, study finds

Primary and secondary school teachers experiencing high levels of exhaustion when term ends are typically still recovering by the time school starts again, a research project into teachers’ mental health over Christmas breaks has found.
AI cardiac imaging team

New artificial intelligence tool speeds up diagnosis for thousands of NHS heart patients

A pioneering AI tool which provides a quick and comprehensive analysis of the heart’s function could improve future heart disease care by aiding earlier diagnosis and giving more detailed information about the heart’s function.