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Hungry birds as climate change drives food ‘mismatch’
Warmer springs create a mismatch where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.
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Over 200 PhD Students present their work at the annual Faculty of Science Graduate School Showcase
This year’s highly-anticipated Faculty of Science Graduate School Showcase took place on Tuesday 17th April, in the Octagon Centre. Over 200 PhD students representing each of the seven science departments at Sheffield presented their research in poster form at this exciting annual interdisciplinary event.
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University of Sheffield Professor appears in David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary
A zoology professor and inspirational teacher from the University of Sheffield will appear in a new nature documentary with Sir David Attenborough this weekend (Saturday 31 March 2018).
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Prestigious grant for Bateson Centre to fund vital research aiming to combat infectious diseases
Congratulations to Professor Stephen Renshaw, Director of our Bateson Centre, who has been awarded over £220,000 in funding for vital research aiming to combat infectious diseases.
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Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber plantations
Efforts to protect tropical forests in Southeast Asia for the carbon they store may fail because protection payments are too low, according to new research involving the University of Sheffield.
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The conflict between males and females could replace the evolution of new species
Males and females of the same species can evolve to be so different that they prevent other species from evolving or colonising habitats, according to new research involving the University of Sheffield.
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New research discovers that plants appeared on Earth 100 million years earlier than previously thought
Scientists from the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with academics at the University of Bristol have discovered that plants may have appeared on Earth 100 million years earlier than previously thought.
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Novel tool identified in fight against crop disease
New research from The University of Sheffield’s P3 centre, (Plant Production and Protection) has discovered a new priming compound that can prime resistance against a broad range of diseases.
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Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security
Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and capture CO2 from the atmosphere, a new study has found.
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Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified factors which are driving the evolution of herbicide resistance in crops – something which could also have an impact on medicine as well as agriculture.
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Sheffield scientists help Nepalese orphans to grow fruit and vegetables
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are helping children from a Nepalese orphanage grow their own vegetables with a pioneering, sustainable technique which will provide a vital food supply all year round.
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We profile Professor Mike Siva-Jothy, Head of the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
The head of the University of Sheffield's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences discusses his objectives for the department and his views of the higher education sector.
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New Year honours for outstanding contributions to science
Staff and alumni from the University of Sheffield, including Professor Terence Vincent Callaghan from the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, have been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year honours.
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Citizen scientists needed to map photographs of bird plumage to understand why birds are so colourful
Citizen scientists from across the globe are needed to help a team of University of Sheffield researchers map the colours of every living species of bird in the world.
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Christmas lecture invites South Yorkshire pupils to explore the cycle of nutrients
More than 1,000 South Yorkshire schoolchildren were given the unique opportunity to learn the truth behind food and the cycle of nutrients as part of the annual Christmastime lecture hosted by the University of Sheffield.
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