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Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join consortium to map the outbreak
Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
Categorised under: Public health
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19
Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behaviour of UK citizens.
Categorised under: Public health
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Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15 percent of the population
Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research by experts at the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: The green environment and Community engagement
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Whole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequenced by Sheffield scientists
Scientists at the University of Sheffield, in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Virology team, have sequenced their first two genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with samples collected from patients treated in the UK.
Categorised under: Public health
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Comment: Now is the time for Sheffield drive forward conversations about the North
Professor Dave Petley, Vice-President for Innovation at the University of Sheffield, writes for the Sheffield Telegraph
Categorised under: Local skills and Regional economy
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Comment: Sheffield is falling behind other regional centres in funding terms
Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture at the University of Sheffield, discusses the need for more funding to continue the urban and cultural regeneration of the city centre.
Categorised under: Regional economy and City vibrancy
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Powerful new exhibition highlights how memory lingers in our landscapes
A new art exhibition exploring the lingering presence of traumatic events within our fields, streets and cities is being launched.
Categorised under: City vibrancy
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£2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to Sheffield
Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of Sheffield took delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner
Categorised under: Public health
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Students create assistive technology solutions to help people with disabilities
Teams of students from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have collaborated with people with disabilities to help them overcome everyday challenges using assistive technology.
Categorised under: Public health and Community engagement
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Future High Street Fund
A bid made by Sheffield City Council and supported by the University of Sheffield has been successful in the first round of applications to secure funding for improvements to Sheffield’s historic High Street and Fargate.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, Regional economy, City vibrancy and Community engagement
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University of Sheffield welcomes school students to new programme widening access to degree study
A national programme which helps students access the opportunity to attend the UK’s most selective universities has been launched for the Yorkshire region at the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield chosen as hub for major humanities festival
The University of Sheffield has been selected to host a series of events celebrating the humanities as part of a major national festival.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, City vibrancy and Community engagement
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Devolution is needed to reduce emissions and transition to clean energy sources, report finds
More powers should be given to areas such as the Sheffield City Region to enable them to reduce their carbon emissions and switch to clean energy sources, according to a new report.
Categorised under: The green environment and Regional economy
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Comment: How the written word can enrich our lives and the return of Off the Shelf
Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture at the University of Sheffield, discusses the return of Off the Shelf Festival of Words and how the written word can inspire.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, Regional economy and City vibrancy
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Comment: Sheffield City Region is making a zero emissions Northern Powerhouse
In a week in which the University of Sheffield marks its support for Covering Climate Now, it is fitting that a site close to the old Orgreave coking plant should be announced as the home for a world-first in clean, zero carbon energy generation.
Categorised under: The green environment and Regional economy