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Creative collaboration: Empowering underserved autistic adults in health care solutions

Researchers in The Sheffield Autism Research Lab (ShARL) at the University of Sheffield are embarking on a new project with underserved autistic adults to transform health and social care systems through creativity and collaboration.

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Helping alternative proteins go mainstream for a sustainable planet

The University of Sheffield will co-lead a new £38 million centre to develop planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins that could soon be a sustainable and nutritious part of our diets.
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Innovative technology helping to improve the effectiveness of treatment for anxiety and depression

Psychologists Dr Melanie Simmonds-Buckley and Professor Jaime Delgadillo have received the 2024 Medipex NHS Innovation Award for their work on a project which aims to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatment for anxiety and depression.
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Join us for our online open morning for BAME applicants to Clinical Psychology Training

Join us on Wednesday 29 June as we hear from guest speaker, Dr Roberta Babb who will share her career journey in Clinical Psychology as a black woman. Find out more about the event and register.
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Child conduct problems and socio-economic status

This project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, aimed to understand the key reasons for young people developing conduct problems, with a view to developing interventions to help.
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Tiny Happy People: Closing the language development gap in preschool children

In England almost a quarter of children start school without the language skills needed to flourish. Research by Dr Danielle Matthews is supporting the creation of accessible materials to help parents with their child’s language development at home.
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Sheffield’s Students’ Union named best in UK for fifth year running

The University of Sheffield Students’ Union has been awarded the Whatuni Student Choice Award 2022 for Best Students' Union, for the fifth year running.
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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

We're proud that 92% of our research is rated in the highest two categories in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, meaning it's classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.