Sustainability News News stories Our sustainability research is helping to tackle some of the pressing environmental and social challenges facing the planet. 5 December 2023 University of Sheffield ranked 24th in the world for sustainability in QS rankings The University of Sheffield has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe. Search How the trees in your local park help protect you from disease Many of the life forms floating in the air actually originate in the soil beneath our feet. Soil is arguably the most biodiverse habitat on Earth, and a single gram of it can contain more microbes than there are humans on the planet. 5 May 2021 | Published by The Conversation Sheffield scientists develop climate-resilient beans that reduce water usage Scientists from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food have engineered beans that could use up to 40 per cent less water, taking a huge step forward in finding ways to help agriculture to thrive in a rapidly changing climate. 23 April 2021 Affordable reef-safe sunscreen promised by new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide A new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide - a key ingredient in many high end health and beauty products such as sunscreens - has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London. 19 April 2021 Voicing our support for low carbon food infrastructure in Sheffield Why we're supporting an ambitious roadmap to expand and broaden low carbon food production in Sheffield. 19 March 2021 University of Sheffield manufacturing research centres to help decarbonise the Humber The University of Sheffield AMRC and Nuclear AMRC are supporting a major new project to decarbonise the industrial cluster around the Humber and help UK manufacturers win work in emerging low-carbon sectors including hydrogen fuels and carbon capture 17 March 2021 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 … Next page Next › Last page Last »