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KE Awards 2025 winner

Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced

The University's second annual Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards honoured colleagues for their exceptional achievements and the far-reaching impact of their collaborations with partners at local, national and international levels.
A combine harvester in a crop field

Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security

A study in Nature Plants has shown how food security could be improved by applying enhanced rock weathering on farms.

Growing food from mattresses: what experts can learn from working in refugee camps

New super-resolution probe captures cells in unprecedented detail
Nature's Death Star beams

Scientists discover new insight into nature's own Death Star beams

Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding ultra powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the vicinity of black holes.
Beyond graphene: 2D materials and the future of electronics

Beyond graphene: 2D materials and the future of electronics

Researchers from Sheffield and Manchester are leading in the exploration of two-dimensional materials for use in photonics, following a new £1.2m grant funded by the Engineering and Sciences Research Council.