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UK’s first-ever national swear word census to capture real use of English language

The UK’s first national repository of regional swear words - an initiative that aims to document how people across the country actually speak in their everyday lives - is being launched by linguists at the University of Sheffield.
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From black holes to second brains: Sheffield scientists swap their labs for local pubs

Curious minds are invited to unravel life’s great mysteries - ranging from what happens if you fall into a black hole to why chocolate feels so luxurious in your mouth - as the world’s largest public science festival returns to Sheffield.
Sarah Champion MP, Defence Minister Luke Pollard, Tom McCready, head of the machining group at the AMRC, and South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard looking at a machine component at the University of Sheffield AMRC's Factory of the Future
Sarah Champion MP, Defence Minister Luke Pollard, Tom McCready, head of the machining group at the AMRC, and South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, at the University of Sheffield AMRC where research supports various UK industries, including defence.

Defence Minister praises University of Sheffield’s role in supporting UK security through R&D

The University of Sheffield was praised for supporting the UK’s defence sector through its world leading research, innovation and skills programmes by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, during a visit to South Yorkshire.
In Sheffield, 72-year-old Polly is sharing her experience to support the development of the EPIC-GB clinical trials after her sister, Sue, sadly died from brain cancer aged 69
In Sheffield, 72-year-old Polly is sharing her experience to support the development of the EPIC-GB clinical trials after her sister, Sue, sadly died from brain cancer aged 69

New life-giving brain cancer clinical trials to be offered to people in Sheffield

New ground-breaking clinical trials designed to improve survival and quality of life will be available in Sheffield for people with glioblastoma, the most common type of brain cancer
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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.

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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Reshore semiconductor manufacturing to UK and US to meet sustainability goals, study says

Making semiconductors in the UK and the US would be the most sustainable way to manufacture the materials that power every electronic device on the planet, according to new research 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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Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel

A new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Sheffield.