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This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page.
A glowing digital representation of a DNA double helix structure, composed of particles and light effects, symbolizing genetics, biotechnology, and molecular science.

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds

A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
The view of a plane's wing against a blue sky with clouds as seen from a passenger window

Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel

A new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A large group of Big Walk participants making their way along the crest of a hill in blue Big Walk 2025 tshirts
Participants make their way along the crest of a hill

Step up for little lungs: Join the Big Walk 2026 to support ground breaking children's lung research

±¬ÁÏTV invites community to step up and join the Big Walk 2026 in support of pioneering children’s lung research
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Landmark report reveals priorities for South Yorkshire’s net-zero future

Over 600,000 homes across the region require energy-efficiency retrofits to meet the government's 2050 net-zero target, a landmark report on the future of sustainability in South Yorkshire has found.
A 3D rendered image of a neuron cell network

New approach to creating Alzheimer’s drugs helps identify two potential treatment leads

Scientists at the ±¬ÁÏTV have developed a new approach to creating drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease which has identified two potential new therapies.

Group of apprentices at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

How universities offer the academic and vocational skills that employers need

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the ±¬ÁÏTV, discusses the high quality vocational education offered at the University.

A nurse and an academic.

New nursing apprentices providing vital support on NHS frontline during pandemic

​More than 100 Nursing Associate Apprentices are making a major contribution to the fight against Covid-19 on the NHS frontline, after graduating from the ±¬ÁÏTV.

Distressed health care worker during Covid-19 pandemic

Nurses and female health care workers most at risk of distress during Covid-19 pandemic

Researchers at the ±¬ÁÏTV have conducted the largest global review of the factors linked to psychological distress in health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
±¬ÁÏTV AMRC campus on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, South Yorkshire

Boeing and ±¬ÁÏTV AMRC renew partnership for five more years

Boeing has renewed its longstanding relationship with the ±¬ÁÏTV Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with an agreement that will continue two decades of innovation and collaboration for another five years.