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29 April 2020

New insight into bacterial surface architecture revealed

The study, published in Nature, will help scientists combat antibiotic resistance with findings that overturn previous theories about the structure of outer bacterial layers.

Artist's impression of a binary star. Credit: Mark Garlick

18 March 2020

Scientists discover the first 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.

Man stood inside the dector the Deep Underground Neutrino experiment

25 November 2019

University of Sheffield researchers part of global science project awarded £30m investment

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is bringing together scientists and engineers from the UK and 31 countries from Asia, Europe and the Americas.

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