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8 May 2025

World class training - International dual award PhDs in Plant & Soil Science now open

These new studentships offer a unique opportunity to join a vibrant and collaborative research community spanning two world-class institutions in Sheffield, UK and Sydney, Australia.

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25 April 2025

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.

A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest. — Google Earth Image © Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

24 April 2025

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru’s valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.

17 April 2025

£9 million investment fuels groundbreaking bioscience research

Dr Alex Williams and Dr Jess Dunn have been awarded prestigious Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) Fellowships.

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