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Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows
There was a spike in the number of people reporting significant levels of depression and anxiety immediately following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a lockdown on 23 March, a study has found.
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Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak
Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
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Peak district grasslands hold key to global plant diversity
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have found that plants are able to co-exist because they share key nutrients, using grasslands from the Peak District.
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19
Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behaviour of UK citizens.
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University of Sheffield researcher named in Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list for Science and Healthcare
A University of Sheffield researcher has been named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list for Science and Healthcare.
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Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15 percent of the population
Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research by experts at the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.
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Scientists discover the pulsating remains of a star in an eclipsing double star system
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system, which will allow them to access important information on the history of how stars like our Sun evolve and eventually die.
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Experts discover toolkit to repair DNA breaks associated with ageing, cancer and Motor Neurone Disease
A new ‘toolkit’ to repair damaged DNA that can lead to ageing, cancer and motor neurone disease (MND) has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford.
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HEaTED relocates to new home at University of Sheffield in 2020
The University of Sheffield is delighted to announce that as of 2 March 2020, Higher Education and Technician’s Educational Development (HEaTED) will be moving from its home at the STEM Learning Centre to be co-located with the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC) at the University of Sheffield.
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Fully recyclable hanger could save 54 tonnes of plastic for every million used, research shows
Retailers could save 54 tonnes of plastic for every million hangers they use by switching from clip hangers to a smaller, lighter, fully recyclable alternative, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield and FaraPack Polymers.
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Scientists discover new compound which could improve photodynamic therapy for cancer
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have synthesized a new compound which could improve the success rate of photodynamic therapy when treating cancer.
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Discarded mattresses could feed millions of refugees, say scientists
Discarded mattresses that currently end up in landfill could be used to grow food for refugees in desert environments around the world, according to scientists at the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures and Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.
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Brain training does not improve early number skills, say researchers
Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have identified that core thinking skills are crucial in developing early number skills, and why children might differ widely in their early maths ability.
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Breakthrough made towards building the world's most powerful particle accelerator
A global team of scientists, including physicists from the University of Sheffield, have achieved a major step towards being able to create the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.
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Global science team on red alert as Arctic land grows greener
New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of climate change – the so-called greening of Arctic regions.