Latest news News stories This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page. 29 April 2024 Digital playtime can be good for children’s well-being, major new report from University of Sheffield finds Video games used during play can benefit children’s well-being, if designed with their needs in mind, a new study from the University of Sheffield, LEGO Group and UNICEF has found. 1 May 2024 Longer-life smart MOPO batteries bringing renewable energy to Africa Longer-life MOPO Batteries that can help communities off-grid or with unstable power networks in Africa access clean and affordable energy, are being developed with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield. 30 April 2024 Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds The UK along with 15 of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. 25 April 2024 UK Clearing House for sustainable aviation fuels officially launches The UK sustainable aviation fuels Clearing House has officially launched, marking a major step in enabling the UK to bring new fuels to market and help reduce carbon emissions from the aviation industry. Search City campaign receives prestigious prize at Times Higher Education Awards 2023 The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards, for their joint campaign to showcase Sheffield. 8 December 2023 University of Sheffield ranked 24th in the world for sustainability in QS rankings The University of Sheffield has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe. 5 December 2023 (Left-right): Lord Jonathan Caine; Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Michelle Donelan, Chris Heaton-Harris, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afternoon, where €70 million was announced for research centres on climate and sustainable food. New research programme to transform food systems led by Sheffield awarded £5.8m A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of Sheffield, was announced on Tuesday 28 November. 29 November 2023 World-first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel takes off A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off today (28 November 2023) with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield. 28 November 2023 Tackling Britain’s toughest endurance race to support disadvantaged students A Student Support Manager from the University of Sheffield is set to tackle one of Britain's most brutal endurance races to raise scholarship funds for disadvantaged students. 24 November 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Next › Last page Last »