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6 November 2020

Scientists and students publish blueprints for a cheaper single-molecule microscope

Their paper in Nature Communications provides labs with the build instructions and software needed to run the microscope

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4 September 2020

Refugees and scientists develop sustainable PPE to combat Covid-19

Masks, shields and gowns are made from locally available, low-cost materials that can be recycled.

29 June 2020

Groundbreaking study by Sheffield scientists could help government achieve UK’s net-zero carbon target

Professor Graham Leggett is leading a £7.25 million project to create new sustainable carbon-based materials for use in technologies that use light, including solar energy capture, photocatalysis, medical sensors and optical communications.

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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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