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Gram negative bacteria
28 May 2019

New compound which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs discovered

A new compound which visualises and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

Plant growing in hydroponic foam
13 March 2019

How can we feed the world with foam?

An abandoned school isn’t where you’d expect to find researchers trying to solve the problem of feeding a world of 10 billion. Then again, neither is a refugee camp. But this team of University of Sheffield researchers are nothing short of resourceful.
John Cully and James Baxter with the single molecule FRET microscope they built for their masters project.
6 September 2018

Students build single molecule FRET microscope for world-class biological imaging lab

For their final year project, John Cully and James Baxter were tasked with designing and building a microscope to measure molecules. Now their work has paved the way for groundbreaking new research.

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Learning about chemistry starts well before university. We run activities to support learning in schools and colleges for students in years 12-13, ranging from lab classes and analytical workshops to careers advice.

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This experience day at the University of Sheffield gives A Level chemists a taste of what it’s like to study chemistry at university.

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Department of Chemistry
The University of Sheffield
Dainton Building
Brook Hill
Sheffield S3 7HF
United Kingdom

+44 (0)114 222 9500

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