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Sheffield mathematician nominated for major environmental award
Professor Shaun Quegan has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for his work on a satellite that will monitor climate change by weighing the Earth's forests.
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State-of-the-art new telescope captures solar chromosphere
Researchers in the Solar Physics and Space Plasma Research Centre (SP2RC) in the School of Mathematics and Statistics have been capturing incredible images with their new solar telescope.
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Mathematicians contributes to Today Programme's book of puzzles
Staff and students from the School of Mathematics and Statistics has contributed to a book of puzzles being released by Today, BBC Radio 4’s flagship news and current affairs programme.
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Scientists solve mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption that wiped out ancient civilisation
One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the downfall of the ancient Minoan civilisation, may have happened later than previously thought, according to new research.
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Students win award at international rocket engineering competition
Two mathematics students were part of the University of Sheffield's award-winning team at an international rocket engineering competition in the United States.
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Dangerous climate change is likely, concludes new research
A new study has revealed sensitive regions of the world are still at risk from the dangerous and potentially irreversible effects of climate change – even if we meet the target of not increasing global temperature above 1.5°C over the next 100 years.
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Why maths shows you probably won't win £100 million predicting world cup winners
An expert at the University of Sheffield has used mathematics to demonstrate how unlikely it is to predict the correct outcome of all the world cup football matches.
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Student tutored at University of Sheffield wins gold in international maths contest
A student who attends maths classes at the University of Sheffield came top amongst more than 200 teenagers who took part in an international mathematics competition.
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Resilience of Great Barrier Reef offers opportunities for regeneration
New research has found that, despite the extensive damage to coral in recent events, there are still 100 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef that are well suited to promoting the regional recovery of the ecosystem after major disturbances.
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Scientists observe largest solar flare in 12 years
The Sun’s largest solar flare in more than 12 years – and the eighth largest since modern records began in 1996 – has been captured in high detail by a team of researchers from the University of Sheffield and Queen’s University Belfast.