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Genetic ‘toolkit’ helps periwinkles gain advantage on the seashore
Periwinkles, struggling to survive the seashore battleground, have developed a genetic ‘toolkit’ to help them adapt to different environments, a new study shows.
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Revolutionary research to help thousands losing their sight to ‘silent epidemic’
Pioneering research which will help thousands of people across the globe at risk of losing their sight to a ‘silent epidemic’ of eye infections has been launched at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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The way people view crime depends on the politics of when they were growing up, study reveals
A new study led by the University of Sheffield indicates that the different political periods in which people ‘came of age’ has an important influence on their perception of crime, even decades later.
Categorised under: Social science and Research
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Stem cell transplants to be used in treating Crohn’s disease
A pioneering clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow new immune systems for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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University Nuclear AMRC's new Derby facility welcomed by minister
The University of Sheffield’s Nuclear AMRC’s new Derby facility has been welcomed by government as aligning with the aims of the £200 million nuclear sector deal.
Categorised under: Engineering
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World-leading oncologist joins University of Sheffield to further accelerate translational cancer research
A world-leading oncologist has joined the University of Sheffield, helping to further accelerate translational cancer research in the region.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Hidden histories of women in circus revealed as part of new exhibition
A major new exhibition celebrating 250 show-stopping years of circus in the UK has launched this week thanks to a researcher at the University of Sheffield.
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Rice with fewer stomata requires less water and is better suited for climate change
Rice plants engineered to have fewer stomata – tiny openings used for gas exchange - are more tolerant to drought and resilient to future climate change, a new study has revealed.
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Ground breaking research into rare bone cancer funded by inspirational legacy
A ground breaking research project into a rare type of bone cancer which affects young adults, has been made possible thanks to the legacy of an inspirational teenager.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Record-breaking microscope developed using methods pioneered by Sheffield scientists
A revolutionary microscope that has produced images in the highest resolution ever obtained has been developed by researchers using microscopic techniques pioneered by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Engineering, International and Research
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University of Sheffield’s Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor elected to prestigious British Academy fellowship
The University of Sheffield’s Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Gill Valentine has been made a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements and Social science
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Urgent change needed to regulate the environmental impacts of chemicals
Urgent change is needed to regulate the harmful impact chemicals have on the environment, a new study has revealed.
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Award-winning actor Dominic West awarded honorary degree from the University of Sheffield
Dominic West has received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Sheffield in recognition of his outstanding acting achievements.
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Novel botulinum compound relieves chronic pain
A modified form of botulinum toxin gives long-lasting pain relief without adverse effects and, in time, could replace opioid drugs as a safe and effective way of treating chronic pain, according to new research by the University of Sheffield, UCL and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
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Crowdsourcing friendly bacteria helps superbug cause infection
Antimicrobial resistant pathogens crowdsource friendly bacteria to survive in immune cells and cause disease, a new study by the University of Sheffield has revealed.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health, Research and Science