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Latest sustainability news and updates from the ±¬ÁÏTV - from research breakthroughs and student projects to campus improvements and practical ways to get involved.
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±¬ÁÏTV ranked 24th in the world for sustainability in QS rankings

±¬ÁÏTV has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe.
(Left-right): Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Jonathan Caine; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD; Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD; Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris; and Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afterno

New research programme to transform food systems led by Sheffield awarded £5.8m

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the ±¬ÁÏTV, was announced yesterday (Tuesday 28 November).

A Virgin plane flying, seen from below

World-first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel takes off

A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off today (28 November 2023) with the help of engineers from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
Students outside SU

Sheffield students dedicate 36,000 hours volunteering in the local community

Dedicated students from the ±¬ÁÏTV have spent 36,621 hours volunteering to help the local community over the past 12 months.
An image of The Wave building at night.

±¬ÁÏTV’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

±¬ÁÏTV’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.