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Research: How China has world class football statues but no world class footballers
Despite China’s absence from this summer’s World Cup Finals, the world’s most populous nation is challenging for the number one spot in one aspect of football. A new study by the University of Sheffield has found that China has more statues depicting footballers (39) than any other nation apart from the UK, and also boasts the world’s largest football statue.
Categorised under: Social science and Research
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Breast cancer charity Second Hope awards first ever PhD studentship to researchers at the University of Sheffield
A research team at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a £100,000 grant by the charity Second Hope to investigate why breast cancer spreads to the skeleton in 80 per cent of patients who develop Secondary Breast Cancer.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Medicine, dentistry and health, Students and alumni and Research
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Poorer survival rates for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia living in deprived areas
Adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia living in deprived areas of England have poorer survival rates, a new study has found.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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University of Sheffield historian honoured for research uncovering history of child sex abuse in Britain
A historian from the University of Sheffield has been honoured for his research which highlights how press coverage of child sex abuse in Britain has changed over the last century.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, Teaching and Research
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University of Sheffield recognised as top employer for workplace equality
The University of Sheffield has been named as a top employer for workplace equality for the fifth year in a row by the leading LGBT charity Stonewall, moving up 64 places to achieve its highest ever ranking of 24th.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Community and Teaching
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The University of Sheffield joins local initiative in a bid to tackle city’s stray cat crisis
Psychologists from the University of Sheffield have teamed up with Cat Smart, a project funded by the RSPCA that hopes to tackle the city’s stray cat crisis, by better understanding the choices that pet owners make.
Categorised under: Community and Social science
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BBC's Today programme broadcast live from University's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Training Centre
BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme was broadcast live from the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Training Centre on Monday (29 January 2018).
Categorised under: Engineering and Events
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University of Sheffield academics call for action to support the transition from education to employment
Researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Middlesex are calling on the government and employers to act after a new study revealed the scale of challenges faced by young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Categorised under: Events and Social science
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Women beat expectations when playing chess against men, according to new research
Data from 160,000 ranked chess players and more than five million chess matches suggests that women playing against men perform better than expected based on their official chess ratings, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield.
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Morphing time! Plant chloroplasts wake up before they go go!
New research published this week in Nature Plants by University of Sheffield scientists explains how plants switch from photoprotection to photosynthesis when transitioning from darkness to daylight.
Categorised under: Research and Science
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Comment: Why we need to encourage more women to pursue engineering
Dr Gwendolen Reilly, Director of Women in Engineering and Senior Lecturer in Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield comments in the Yorkshire Post on the government's Year of Engineering campaign and why it's more important than ever to encourage women into the industry.
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Virtual reality helping to improve healthcare
A virtual reality colonoscopy developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield could help clinicians to detect abnormalities in the digestive system.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2018: Speech by Sheffield alumna and Holocaust survivor Agnes Grunwald-Spier
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 (27 January 2018), we share the inspirational speech delivered by University of Sheffield alumna Agnes Grunwald-Spier - one of the youngest Holocaust survivors - as she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University.
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University of Sheffield part of new £20 million Institute of Coding announced by Prime Minister
The University of Sheffield is a founding member of a new £20 million Institute of Coding – a consortium of more than 60 universities, businesses and industry experts tackling the UK’s digital skills gap, which was announced by the Prime Minister today (25 January 2018).
Categorised under: Engineering, Teaching and Research
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Vitamin D supplements could ease painful IBS symptoms
Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research