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Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages

Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
СŷÊÓƵ is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.

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New research reveals billions made by companies involved in UK border security

New research from a team of leading UK universities has revealed that over £5 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies for managing border security and small boat crossings.
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СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield chosen to be Siemens’ top tier innovation partner

Global technology giant Siemens has chosen the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield to be in its top tier of innovation partners, as part of its new global research and innovation ecosystems announced today (12 July 2022).
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Unlocking a mystery of the Universe: sensitive dark matter detector comes to life

Scientists at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield have partnered in an international research project to search for invisible dark matter particles.
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Students vote СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield courses among the best for satisfaction

Students have voted СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield courses as some of the best in the country, with overall satisfaction among students at 78 per cent, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
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More home test kits could prevent 11,000 bowel cancer deaths, study finds

More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply sending an additional invitation to people who have not yet been screened, a new study by the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield has found.