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Devolution is needed to reduce emissions and transition to clean energy sources, report finds
More powers should be given to areas such as the Sheffield City Region to enable them to reduce their carbon emissions and switch to clean energy sources, according to a new report.
Categorised under: Community, Students and alumni, Science and Research
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Scientists discover how potent bacterial toxin kills MRSA bacteria
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered how a potent bacterial toxin is able to target and kill MRSA, paving the way for potential new treatments for superbugs.
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Surviving a zombie apocalypse using mathematics
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have explained how to survive a zombie apocalypse using maths, in a new outreach project designed to highlight the importance of vaccinations.
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University of Sheffield receives £1.7 million donation to tackle challenges of food, water and energy security
Research into sustainability and tackling the global challenges of food, water and energy security has received a further boost, thanks to a £1.7 million philanthropic donation to the University of Sheffield.
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White Rose universities receive renewed funding from BBSRC
The White Rose universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York have received renewed funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation).
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HiPERCAM used to reveal violent flaring at the heart of a black hole system
An international team of astronomers, including academics from the University of Sheffield, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of an accreting black hole at a level of detail never seen before.
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Sheffield academic part of a team awarded over €7 million for pioneering research on photosynthesis
A University of Sheffield academic is part of a research team which has been awarded over €7 million to continue pioneering research into photosynthesis by the European Research Council (ERC).
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Science and Research
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At least one in five wildlife species traded globally, study finds
Scientists have found that at least one in five land-based species is bought and sold on the world market, in new research which has quantified the extent of the global wildlife trade for the first time.
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Turning the Arctic brown
This week more than 250 newsrooms are increasing their climate coverage to strengthen the media's focus on the climate crisis and we're joining them. As part of this we're sharing research by Professor Gareth Phoenix on 'Arctic browning'.
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Scientists prove low cost arthritis drug can be used to effectively treat blood cancer sufferers
A simple arthritis drug could be an effective, low cost solution to treat patients with blood cancers such as polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET), a breakthrough study by the University of Sheffield has shown.
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Scientists reveal early behaviours that best predict child’s language ability
How often babies babble while making eye contact is the best predictor of how many words they will use as a toddler, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
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University of Sheffield joins global media initiative to boost climate coverage
The University of Sheffield has joined more than 250 international media outlets in committing to a week of coverage focused on the climate crisis.
Categorised under: International, Events, Science and Social science
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Typhoid toxin accelerates cell ageing to enhance killer infection, study reveals
Scientists have revealed how the typhoid toxin works to hijack DNA repair machines and accelerate the ageing of cells, a breakthrough that could pave the way for new strategies to combat the killer disease.
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Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
The structure of ultra-white beetle scales could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint using recycled plastic waste, scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered.
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Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sheffield have discovered previously undetected observational evidence of frequent energetic wave pulses the size of the UK, transporting energy from the solar surface to the higher solar atmosphere.