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Electric dreams: Sheffield Formula Racing team fuels one young fan’s championship dreams

The University’s student-led racing team, Sheffield Formula Racing (SFR), recently welcomed local electric go-karting talent Jacob Hutchinson for a behind-the-scenes look at their 2026 Challenger SFR17 campaign.
Students from Project Sunride stood in front of their rocket - Desert Winds

Chasing a UK liquid launch: University of Sheffield’s bid shows the promise of the student rocketry scene

In the UK’s thriving rocketry community, student teams have become complex engineering outfits that prepare graduates with hands-on skills. Project Sunride features in Ingenia examining its bid to launch their first liquid-fuelled rocket in the UK.

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University of Sheffield students tackle overlooked women’s health crisis

Urgent and overlooked challenges in women’s healthcare are being tackled by the next generation of innovators at the University of Sheffield, through a new initiative accelerating solutions to some of the most under-addressed areas of global health
Margaret Colling, a retired Librarian, holding her phone up at a bus stop with the Let's Talk AI campaign webtoon in the background.
Margaret Colling, a retired librarian and grandmother of three from Morecambe, is the voice of a new campaign launched by the University of Sheffield to help people better understand AI.

UK’s first community-designed AI awareness campaign launched by University of Sheffield researchers

A new AI awareness campaign designed to address people’s fears and questions about the technology, has been launched by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds

A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the University of Sheffield.
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Landmark report reveals priorities for South Yorkshire’s net-zero future

Over 600,000 homes across the region require energy-efficiency retrofits to meet the government's 2050 net-zero target, a landmark report on the future of sustainability in South Yorkshire has found.
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University of Sheffield to lead £12.5m national centre for next-generation semiconductor systems

The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy.
Man struggling with a long term health condition

Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long-term health conditions, thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the University of Sheffield.
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Watch a home built in 10 days as Sheffield’s ‘factory-in-a-box’ demonstrates a solution to the housing crisis

A family home has been built from scratch in all weathers in 10 days as University of Sheffield experts demonstrate a revolutionary ‘factory-in-a-box’ system designed to address the UK housing crisis.