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Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages

Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
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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.

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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.
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Global wildlife trade risks altering evolutionary history and ecosystem function, study suggests

Some of the world’s most distinct and ancient animal species, which play crucial roles in our planet’s ecosystems, are exploited for the wildlife trade across large parts of the world, according to new research from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.
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Investment zones are the key to taking our potential towards prosperity

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield, discusses how the new South Yorkshire Investment Zone can turn Yorkshire's potential into prosperity.
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star

Retired stars join the young stars’ party in the sky: how evolved stars contribute to the early heating of Earth

Researchers from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield and Imperial College London have spotted a ‘retired’ Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star passing through a young star-forming region, something which was previously thought not to happen.

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New robot medics to go where doctors can’t, developed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield scientists

Game-changing robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield.
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield awarded ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mental Health Charter Award

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has been awarded the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity.