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. 19 September 2024 University of Sheffield’s newest building awarded highest sustainability accreditation The University of Sheffield’s newest building, the Wave, has been recognised for its sustainability credentials by achieving an Outstanding BREEAM accreditation. 18 September 2024 Side effects of wide-scale forestation could reduce water availability by 15 per cent in vulnerable regions The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could have serious consequences for water availability, a pioneering study has found. 16 September 2024 University of Sheffield engineering students build prize-winning train A team of students from the University of Sheffield have demonstrated their first class engineering skills as part of a prestigious competition for future railway engineers. 13 September 2024 Government urged to expand sugar tax and ban energy drinks to under 16s to tackle children’s tooth decay crisis Banning the sale of energy drinks to under 16s, expanding sugar taxes and rolling out a toothbrushing programme are amongst a series of proposals in a new report urging the government to tackle England's oral health crisis in children. Search Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. 10 July 2024 Inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced The outstanding achievements of colleagues and partners from across the University of Sheffield and beyond were celebrated in the inaugural University of Sheffield Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Impact Awards. 9 July 2024 Record-breaking rocket launched by University of Sheffield students A supersonic rocket that has broken a series of UK and European altitude records, has been built by a team of students at the University of Sheffield. 4 July 2024 Important step forward in stem cell therapy for rare bowel disease Stem cell therapy could be used to treat sufferers of a rare bowel disease, a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and University College London (UCL), has demonstrated. 1 July 2024 Sheffield walkers raising thousands for life-changing MND research Hundreds of staff, students and friends of the University of Sheffield are donning their walking boots today (Friday 28 June 2024) to raise vital funds for MND research, which will help to transform millions of lives. 21 June 2024 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … Next page Next › Last page Last »