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Jacob Nickles and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory
Jacob Nickles (left) and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

World’s deepest underground farm could reshape UK food production

A pioneering research project could transform the agriculture industry with the launch of the world’s deepest vertical farm, located 1.1km underground.

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Professor Helen Kennedy appointed to two government advisory networks

Professor Helen Kennedy has been appointed to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) College of Experts, and the Government Skills College of Experts. 
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Amplifying public voice at the UN AI for Good summit

Dr Susan Oman shares work on public engagement in AI at the AI for Good summit in Geneva.
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England’s public library collections are in danger of being hollowed out, new research warns

England’s public libraries are facing a quiet hollowing out, according to a major new study from the University of Sheffield.
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Green infrastructure: contributing to air quality, health and wellbeing

A new collaborative research project which explores how green infrastructure and other nature-based solutions contribute to air quality, health and wellbeing.
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Sheffield students nominated for Landscape Institute Awards

Three students from the Department of Landscape Architecture have been nominated for Best Dissertation in the 2020 Landscape Institute Awards.
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Dr Anastasia Shesterinina one of four Sheffield academics awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Dr Anastasia Shesterinina is the first recipient of this fellowship in the University's Faculty of Social Sciences for her project 'Understanding Civil War from Pre- to Post-war stages: A comparative approach.'

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The ambiguous conservation benefits of caviar

Rising demand for luxury wildlife products among European & North American consumers is a key driver in the global illegal wildlife trade. Hannah Dickinson's research examines the impact of caviar trade regulations upon illegal caviar trade in the EU
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Ideology, housing and English planning

In a recent paper, Dr Andy Inch shows why it is important for both theory and practice to recognise how ideology influences town planning.