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People walking on the concourse in the heart of the University of Sheffield's campus, near its Students' Union building

8 April 2021

University of Sheffield recognised for its impact on society and the economy

The University of Sheffield is in the top 10 per cent of universities in England for working with businesses to find solutions to problems in industry and society, according to a new framework published today (Wednesday 31 March).

8 April 2021

University of Sheffield team receive award to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle multimorbidity in South Yorkshire

Researchers have been awarded an £118,500 NIHR Development Award to establish frameworks for a new AI tool to analyse multiple long-term conditions and multimorbidity in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

8 April 2021

83 Freelance Arts & Culture Workers benefit from Sheffield-based small grants

83 Freelance arts and culture workers based in Sheffield are benefiting from cash support to develop their creative and business practice, thanks to funding from Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Culture Consortium members.

18 February 2021

Comment: Sheffield research centre’s anniversary year off to flying start

Chief Executive of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Steven Foxley, discusses the 20th anniversary of the AMRC and the renewed Boeing partnership.

Boosting healthy ageing in South Yorkshire with Age Better in Sheffield

The Healthy Lifespan Institute and the Age Better in Sheffield (ABiS) partnership are working together to ensure the legacy of ‘Age-Friendly Sheffield’ is delivered for the South Yorkshire region.

30 March 2021

Sheffield cultural leader calls for financial help to stop freelances having to leave arts sector

Professor Vanessa Toulmin discusses UKRI funded research which is looking at how the pandemic has impacted creative freelancers in Sheffield.

3 February 2021

Future High Streets Fund (1) — Image produced by Joseph Chapman and Bor-Ren Hui, students from the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield.

Supporting Sheffield City Council to transform the high street

Sheffield City Council has been successful in its bid for funding from the Future High Streets Fund, with the support of the University of Sheffield, to rejuvenate and reinvent Fargate and High Street as social hubs in the city.

19 January 2021

Regional skills high on agenda with nationally leading partnership

The University of Sheffield is part of a new regional skills partnership in the Sheffield City Region, which aims to tackle current and future skills shortages in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

14 January 2021

Artist's impression of redeveloped Fargate

£15m plans to 'future-proof' Covid-hit Sheffield shopping street with events hub, hundreds of flats and pocket parks.

Professor Vanessa Toulmin is featured in an article discussing radical plans to ‘future-proof’ a prime Sheffield street that could receive a £15m government boost within weeks.

5 January 2021