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University of Sheffield physicists secure key role in £15M international push to upgrade CERN’s ATLAS experiment

Physicists are embarking on a major international construction project to install a pioneering tracking system at CERN, designed to help the world’s largest experiment ATLAS handle unprecedented data levels.
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Dr Tori Herridge to lead the new series of BBC Digging for Britain series

BBC Specialist Factual has announced that Digging for Britain is returning to BBC Two and iPlayer in early 2027 with a new-look presenting team to be led by Dr Tori Herridge.
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Sheffield scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

Two world-leading researchers from the University of Sheffield have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
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New podcast episode - The beauty of being wrong: A ‘Good in Theory’ takeover

Ever wonder why some scientific ideas change the world while others end up in the history books' reject pile?
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Silencing stress signals could pave the way to a longer life, study reveals

Silencing a major cellular stress signal could be the key to a longer life, according to new University of Sheffield research.