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Research

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How we remodelled ambulance services in England

Too often patients have been left waiting hours for care. But our researchers have helped to change this, with a recent change being called the biggest overhaul for the service in 40 years.

New and improved call categories

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Research that changes lives

Our four flagship research institutes are taking an interdisciplinary approach to the biggest challenges facing the planet.

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Our impact

Our researchers are making life-changing discoveries and solving problems that have a global impact.

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Covid-19: our research and innovation

We're helping the national and global effort through crucial research, innovation and collaborations.

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News

6 July 2022

Students vote University of Sheffield courses among the best for satisfaction

Students have voted University of Sheffield courses as some of the best in the country, with overall satisfaction among students at 78 per cent, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).

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1 July 2022

Major research facility will help UK become world leader in semiconductor R&D

A major research facility that will support the UK in its position as a world-leader in semiconductor R&D is being led by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

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21 June 2022

Sheffield scientists benefit from £4.25 million to kick start UK-wide research effort to end MND

Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have been awarded part of a new £4.25 million grant that seeks to discover meaningful MND treatments within years, not decades.

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14 June 2022

New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19

In a partnership with a university in the US, our researchers have discovered that there are specific genetic signals in people who develop severe coronavirus infection.

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An ambulance speeds through London's Piccadilly Circus. "Day 2 - England 52" by Mike Miley is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

In this podcast series we hear from experts at our School of Health and Related Research about the work they undertake to tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges.

ScHARR podcast on the University of Sheffield Player