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New fund aims to link 300 talented physics students with region's hi-tech business sector
Physics students across Yorkshire and the Midlands will be able to benefit from 300 new internship and work experience opportunities as hi-tech businesses in the region access a pool of new talent.
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Science undergraduates visit China as ambassadors for studying in Sheffield
A team of science students from the Univeristy of Sheffield visited China to share their experiences of studying chemistry, physics and maths at the University of Sheffield.
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Summer placement leads to award for physics student
An undergraduate physics student is celebrating after winning the prize for best undergraduate student poster at a nuclear security detection workshop.
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Groovy new solar technology aims to be the future of renewable energy
An innovative new solar-cell design which has the capability to drive down costs of solar cell manufacture, has been created by scientists at the University of Sheffield and energy technology company Power Roll.
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ATLAS sets strong constraints on supersymmetric dark matter
Sheffield physicists as part of the ATLAS collaboration have reported two new results on searches for the lightest supersymmetric particle, which could help scientists explain dark matter.
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Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient stars
For the first time scientists have been able to prove a decades old theory on stars thanks to a revolutionary high-speed camera.
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Students showcase cutting-edge research at annual PhD poster event
Students from across biology, chemistry, physics, maths and psychology at the University of Sheffield shared the latest research with visitors to the annual Science Graduate School Showcase.
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Former student creates scholarship for next generation of physicists
A University of Sheffield graduate who completed his physics degree in 1950 has created a new scholarship for undergraduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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University of Sheffield laboratories open to the public for Discovery Night
The University of Sheffield opened up its laboratories and lecture theatres to the public last week for the annual Discovery Night as part of British Science Week.
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Student wins prize for top optoelectronics project
A student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has won a prize for her research project she completed in one of the most cutting edge areas of science.
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1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2D materials
Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for design of new materials and nano-devices.
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Chances for life expand when passing stars push binaries together
Undergraduate student Bethany Wootton worked with Dr Richard Parker on a new study looking for habitable zones that could support life around binary star systems.
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Searching for dark matter with the ATLAS detector
Professor Dan Tovey, who works as part of the ATLAS collaboration, has co-written this feature on the search for dark matter at the CERN research facility.
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Study of the universe could help improve global security
A major research project between the UK and US to harness existing particle physics research techniques in order to remotely monitor nuclear reactors has been launched with the help of scientists at the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield researchers join forces to tackle plastic waste
Researchers from across the University of Sheffield are set to combine their expertise in order to help tackle the billions of tons of plastic waste around the world as part of a pioneering new project.
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