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Electrical currents flowing through a semiconductor and circuit board

Reshore semiconductor manufacturing to UK and US to meet sustainability goals, study says

Making semiconductors in the UK and the US would be the most sustainable way to manufacture the materials that power every electronic device on the planet, according to new research from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
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
An aerial view of the ±¬ÁÏTV Innovation District featuring the Factory 2050 building

Investment zones are the key to taking our potential towards prosperity

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the ±¬ÁÏTV, discusses how the new South Yorkshire Investment Zone can turn Yorkshire's potential into prosperity.
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star

Retired stars join the young stars’ party in the sky: how evolved stars contribute to the early heating of Earth

Researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV and Imperial College London have spotted a ‘retired’ Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star passing through a young star-forming region, something which was previously thought not to happen.

The robot medic administering an injection to a model patient

New robot medics to go where doctors can’t, developed by ±¬ÁÏTV scientists

Game-changing robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the ±¬ÁÏTV.
Firth Court

±¬ÁÏTV awarded University Mental Health Charter Award

±¬ÁÏTV has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity.

Rows of small robots connected together via elastic links

Stretchable robotic fabrics, developed by ±¬ÁÏTV scientists

Robotic fabrics that can shrink, grow in size and move with precision are becoming a reality, thanks to new research from scientists at the ±¬ÁÏTV.