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. Students from Project Sunride who are representing the University of Sheffield in Race2Space, with their sponsor Labman Automation. Credit: Project Sunride. 26 June 2025 UK’s future space scientists take off in world’s largest rocket firing competition finale Some of the UK’s brightest young engineers have gathered at the historic site of Britain’s Cold War rocket programme for the climax of the world’s biggest student rocket firing competition (25 June - 11 July). 26 June 2025 New research to develop blood test that predicts the risk of secondary breast cancer A blood test which could predict the likelihood of breast cancer spreading to the bone and becoming incurable, is being developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield thanks to new funding. 24 June 2025 New collaboration harnesses COVID methods to combat multi-billion threat to UK forests Harnessing methods used to successfully predict and understand the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic, a new University of Sheffield project aims to combat the impact of forest diseases that can cost the UK economy billions. 23 June 2025 Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs. Search Image credit: Chloride Exide Ltd. Launching East Africa’s first combined solar energy and agriculture system An event tomorrow (24 February 2022) will introduce stakeholders to East Africa’s first ever Agrivoltaics system and allow them to hear about the design, performance, and potential opportunities to implement the technology in Kenya and beyond. 23 February 2022 Sheffield researchers awarded £1.4m to study how organs form Scientists at the University of Sheffield have been awarded £1.4million to study how organs control their shape and form as our body grows. 17 February 2022 Covid tip of iceberg for farmers’ mental health Farmers’ mental health is at a tipping point, despite already being critical prior to Covid-19, which widened existing cracks in support according to new research. 16 February 2022 New review calls for radical action on stark ethnic inequalities across healthcare A major review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services. 14 February 2022 Planetary bodies observed in habitable zone of dead star 11 February 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Current page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
