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Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc

Sheffield-conceived satellite to map Earth’s forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

A satellite conceived at the University of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space.

Dr Emily Rickman

Alumni wins prestigious global award for science and sustainability

An astrophysicist and University of Sheffield alumna has won a prestigious global award in recognition of her achievements and impact in the world of science and sustainability.
Concept for the experiment cavern. Credit: Liam Cooper, STFC Technology Department

Scientists to help build world's largest dark matter detector

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are working with universities across the UK to build an advanced dark matter detector ten times the size of the previous record holder.
LZ’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground. Credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility

Experiment sets new record in search for dark matter

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have played a key role in a ground breaking experiment that has set a new world record in the search for dark matter.

Dr Matt Mears

Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy award

Dr Matt Mears, Senior University Teacher in Physics and Faculty Director for EDI and Wellbeing, has been awarded the prestigious Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA).
Portrait of Evgeny Shinder

Q+A: Professor Evgeny Shinder wins prestigious grant from the European Research Council

Mathematician, Professor Evgeny Shinder, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council (ERC).