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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.
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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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Security threats in AIs such as ChatGPT revealed by researchers

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can be tricked into producing malicious code, which could be used to launch cyber attacks, according to research from the University of Sheffield.

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South Yorkshire leads the UK’s digital healthcare revolution

An ambitious new digital healthcare hub in South Yorkshire is set to lead the UK’s digital health revolution and address inequalities in patient care.

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Funny Girl: How Barbra Streisand turned the once struggling production into a classic Broadway hit

Broadway classic Funny Girl launched Barbra Streisand to stardom, now its draft songs reveal how the musical legend transformed the once struggling production into a landmark hit.

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Is Sheffield still the best city in the world for beer?

A new report exploring whether Sheffield is still the best city in the world for beer has been commissioned this week (19 October 2023).
Dr Alison Wright

University of Sheffield academic awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme prize for evolutionary biology research

Dr Alison Wright, from the University of Sheffield’s School of Biosciences, has been awarded a prestigious £100,000 prize by the Leverhulme Trust to further her promising career in evolutionary biology.