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

±¬ÁÏTV to speed up sustainable aviation fuel production

±¬ÁÏTV has been awarded UK government funding to accelerate the production of sustainable aviation fuel and bring passengers a step closer to greener flights.
Playwright Lucy Prebble gives a speech whilst receiving her Honorary Doctor of Letters at the ±¬ÁÏTV.

Playwright Lucy Prebble awarded honorary degree from ±¬ÁÏTV

Playwright Lucy Prebble has been awarded an honorary degree from the ±¬ÁÏTV, in recognition of her successful career and outstanding achievements as a writer for the stage and screen.
±¬ÁÏTV student Holly Satterly stood next to the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens

Sheffield celebrates 75th anniversary of German twinning partnership

Stories of people who have helped the city of Sheffield and the German city of Bochum maintain a special 75-year friendship are set to be revealed in a new exhibition launching this week (19 July-18 August).
Students walking on the concourse outside of Sheffield Students' Union building

±¬ÁÏTV bids to support more children under protection plans in accessing higher education

Children under protection plans could soon receive support in accessing higher education, as part of a project led by a group of charities and the ±¬ÁÏTV.
Bricks being laid at SITraN

New chapter in Sheffield’s world-renowned neuroscience research

New development at the ±¬ÁÏTV will double the research capacity of the world-leading research facility, accelerating the progress of breakthrough treatments for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and MND.