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Students from Project Sunride who are representing the University of Sheffield in Race2Space, with their sponsor Labman Automation. Credit: Project Sunride.

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).
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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.     

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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.
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​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.
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Collateralised loan obligations: why these obscure products could cause the next global financial crisis

A close cousin of the financial product which caused the 2007-09 crisis is reaching the equivalent market value in. Many within the financial services industry say there's nothing to worry about, but there are good reasons why they could be wrong.

| Published by The Conversation
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Planned breaks in cancer treatment benefit patients and the NHS

Planned breaks from drug treatments for kidney cancer do not have a meaningful detrimental effect on patients’ life expectancy or quality of life, say doctors.

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University of Sheffield to spearhead open research drive

The University of Sheffield has been awarded funding to lead the national uptake of open research practices.

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Coming home... people of Sheffield invited to submit artwork for exhibition on experiences of home now, and in the future

Being Human Festival returns to University of Sheffield this year with an event designed to bring the city together with creativity.
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New gene therapy pathway could protect us from cancer and dementia

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered a new gene therapy pathway that has the potential to protect us against serious life-limiting diseases such as cancer and dementia.