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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.
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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.
Group of children feeding a giraffe

Zoo and aquarium visits influence people to change behaviour and be more sustainable

Visiting zoos and aquariums can influence positive behavioural changes and attitudes, a new study has found.

Photograph of Mobile Power customer in Sierra Leone

Longer-life smart MOPO batteries bringing renewable energy to Africa

Longer-life MOPO Batteries that can help communities off-grid or with unstable power networks in Africa access clean and affordable energy, are being developed with the help of engineers from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
Dr Elena Rainero in her lab

New research to investigate protein that fuels breast cancer

Researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV are investigating how breast cancer cells survive and grow, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.
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Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds

The UK along with 15 of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A boy holds a video game controller and is looking off camera to where he is playing a video game. His father sits behind him on a sofa watching him play.

Digital playtime can be good for children’s well-being, major new report from ±¬ÁÏTV finds

Video games used during play can benefit children’s well-being, if designed with their needs in mind, a new study from the ±¬ÁÏTV, LEGO Group and UNICEF has found.