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New research reveals billions made by companies involved in UK border security

New research from a team of leading UK universities has revealed that over £5 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies for managing border security and small boat crossings.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.

CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield
(LtoR) CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield

Astrophysics meets snooker: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø experts partner with Sheffield firm to pioneer the sport’s future

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield researchers are collaborating with a Sheffield company at the heart of snooker’s modern evolution to develop next generation equipment, bringing 21st century science into one of the world’s most tradition-steeped sports.
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Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc

Sheffield-conceived satellite to map Earth’s forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

A satellite conceived at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space.

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Ann Radcliffe - forgotten pioneer of Gothic literature - bids to reclaim place in the hearts of readers

260 years on from her birth, Ann Radcliffe, the English novelist whose writing firmly established the Gothic literature genre, could be making a return to people’s bookshelves as part of a project led by researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield. 
HRH Princess Anne officially opens the GTIMC at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield

Princess Royal opens pioneering Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, officially opened the Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield today (2 October 2024).
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Lone parents and people with long-term health conditions disproportionately vulnerable to food insecurity

Lone parents and people with long term health conditions are more likely to be experiencing severe forms of food insecurity, according to a new study by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.
2024 Goalkeepers champions

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield researcher recognised as world leader in nutrition

A researcher at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield has been named as one of the 2024 Goalkeepers Champions by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for his incredible impact on nutrition.