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Pioneering data and AI advancements helping to deliver the NHS’s future vision

СŷÊÓƵ is pioneering advancements in data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare and tackle health inequalities and will play a critical role in helping the government deliver its new 10-year plan for the NHS.

Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved 

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial. 
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Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of Sheffield, Newcastle and Nottingham.
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Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield study.
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From virtual reality experiences to budget-friendly cooking workshops: Explore the free Festival of Social Science in Sheffield

The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this autumn to explore the ideas that shape our everyday lives through the pioneering work of the city’s world-leading social scientists.
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Study finds key to improving turtle and tortoise extinction crisis

A groundbreaking study has provided crucial insights into the fertility and reproductive health of wild turtles and tortoises, which could help reverse their declining populations.
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Reduce demand and recycle critical materials like lithium, say top engineers

A СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield professor has contributed to a new report calling for a national materials strategy that addresses the rising demand for critical materials.
Black-and-white photograph of he exterior of Middlewood Hospital, formerly known as "South Yorkshire Asylum"

The history of mental health conditions and stigma explored in new podcast

For World Mental Health Day, the second episode of the Overend Knight Medical History Podcast explores the stigma around mental health conditions and how mental health treatment has changed in Sheffield from the 1800s to the present day.
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New vaccine-making process could transform pandemic response

Researchers at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield have been awarded funding for their infectious disease technology that could make life-saving vaccines more readily available to the world.