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New partnerships in science and innovation between Sheffield and China
Professor Sir Keith Burnett FRS, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, is visiting China this week with scholars from the University’s Faculty of Science.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, International and Science
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University of Sheffield wins bid to enhance collaboration on the Internet of Things
The University of Sheffield has won a bid which will fund a new project, in collaboration with the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Newcastle, to drive forward collaboration concerned with the Internet of Things.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements and Engineering
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Pint of Science Sheffield – bringing scientists out of the lab and into your local pub
Researchers from the University of Sheffield will talk about a variety of topics at pubs across the city,
Categorised under: Events
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Photosynthetic protein structure that harvests and traps infrared light
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have solved the structure of a photosynthetic protein to reveal how it converts near-infrared light into an electrical charge.
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Revolutionary high-speed camera captures movies of space on world's largest telescope
A new camera which can take more than 1,000 images per second and will revolutionise scientists’ understanding of stars and black holes has gone live on the world’s largest optical telescope.
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Article 50 one year on: what the experts say
A year since Article 50 was triggered, academics at the University of Sheffield discuss the current debates and issues surrounding the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Categorised under: EU referendum, Comment and Social science
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University of Sheffield Professor appears in David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary
A zoology professor and inspirational teacher from the University of Sheffield will appear in a new nature documentary with Sir David Attenborough this weekend (Saturday 31 March 2018).
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University’s Information School hosts international iConference
The University of Sheffield has welcomed more than 450 delegates from around the world to the iSchools’ annual international iConference, which is being held in the UK for the first time.
Categorised under: Events and Social science
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Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside the brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease
A new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the ability to form new memories could be crucial in detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Honeybees may unlock the secrets of how the human brain works
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered that looking at honeybees in a colony in the same way as neurons in a brain could help us better understand the basic mechanisms of human behaviour.
Categorised under: Engineering and Research
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Britain’s emissions dropped by six per cent in 2016 by switching from coal to natural gas
Britain’s emissions dropped by six per cent in 2016 by switching from coal to natural gas a new study from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
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MS stem cell treatment stabilises disease and reduced disability, trial shows
Pioneering international research has found stem cell treatment in people with active multiple sclerosis stabilises the disease and improves disability.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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University of Sheffield launches largest ever population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions
The University of Sheffield has today (Friday 23 March) launched the largest ever population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions in sub-Saharan African communities.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health, International and Research
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Industrial Strategy Commission shortlisted for Guardian University Award
The Industrial Strategy Commission – an independent joint initiative by the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester – has been shortlisted for a prestigious Guardian University Award.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements and Social science
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New report shows families with children are most likely to need foodbanks
Analysis by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at the University of Sheffield has shed new light on the type of families using foodbanks in The Trussell Trust’s network and highlights that families with dependent children are more likely than other family types to use foodbanks.
Categorised under: Social science and Research