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Professor Thushan de Silva elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor Thushan de Silva has received a prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contributions to infectious disease and immunity research.
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Applications open for free University UCAT preparation course for Access+ students

±¬ÁÏTV invites year 12 students to apply to the Faculty of Health's free UCAT preparation course, an online programme designed for Access+ students.
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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.
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The race to ‘Decode ALS’: Sheffield scientists awarded global prize for breakthrough AI drug discovery

±¬ÁÏTV has been named a winner of the Longitude Prize on ALS, cementing its reputation as a world leader in the fight against Motor Neuron Disease
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New imaging technique uncovers protein abnormality in motor neurone disease

Scientists from the ±¬ÁÏTV’s Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have helped to identify pathological abnormalities associated with motor neurone disease using a new imaging technique.

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New hope for prostate cancer: new form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

Researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV have found a new form of immunotherapy that could give men with prostate much more time before their cancer becomes resistant to hormone therapy
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Sheffield hosts first neuroscience conference

The Faculty of Health sponsored the first Bionow Neuroscience Conference, which was held in Sheffield on 17 July 2024.
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Faculty of Health Staff Recognised in Inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award

The outstanding achievements of colleagues and partners from across the ±¬ÁÏTV and beyond - including colleagues in the Faculty of Health - were celebrated in the inaugural UoS Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Impact Awards.
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Transdisciplinary fellowship success: growing collaborations between Landscape Architecture and Health at Sheffield

Congratulations to Dr Helen Hoyle who has been awarded a prestigious 24-month NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Transdisciplinary Fellowship.