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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.
Primary school children doing arts and crafts around a table to learn about fusion energy

Powering the future: New UK schools programme to inspire future fusion pioneers

A new nationwide fusion programme is set to spark children’s curiosity into the technology that could provide limitless clean energy and turn the dream of a low carbon world into a reality.

The view of a plane's wing against a blue sky with clouds as seen from a passenger window

UK-first aviation fuel testing centre delivers first results in push for greener flights

±¬ÁÏTV has announced a major milestone in the push for greener aviation, as it produces its first report from testing a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
A father and daughter look in the mirror as they brush their teeth

Expansion of supervised toothbrushing in schools helping protect more children from poor oral health

Supervised toothbrushing in schools is making positive progress in a bid to overcome health inequalities in paediatric dental health
A man gambling on his smartphone

Sheffield researchers lead UK's biggest effort to tackle gambling-related harm

A major new national effort to tackle gambling-related harms and shape future policy, prevention and treatment across the UK is being led by researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A bowl of roasted mopane caterpillar at a market in Zimbabwe

Insect-based foods could help tackle malnutrition

Scientists at the ±¬ÁÏTV are helping to tackle malnutrition in Zimbabwe through the mass development of an insect-based porridge.
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Next generation of autonomy inspired by insects being developed by ±¬ÁÏTV spin out

Engineers from the ±¬ÁÏTV are developing the next generation of autonomy as part of a pioneering new spin out company.
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The tortoise and hare: how moving slower allows groups of bacteria to spread across surfaces

Scientists have found that bacterial groups spread more rapidly over surfaces when the individuals inside them move slowly, a discovery that may shed light on how bacteria spread within the body during infections.
DNA samples in a Petri dish

±¬ÁÏTV and Pfizer lead new €25.5 million project to accelerate development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

The University and Pfizer have today launched a new consortium which aims to standardize and accelerate the development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), allowing potentially transformative treatments to reach patients sooner.
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Dedicated mesothelioma research centre launched at the ±¬ÁÏTV

±¬ÁÏTV is set to lead the way in pioneering patient-led mesothelioma research after being specially selected to launch the Mesothelioma UK Research Centre - Sheffield (MURC-S).