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Low-income and diverse communities face 33 per cent more air pollution in major northern cities

Low-income and ethnically diverse communities in post-industrial Northern English cities face up to 33 per cent more air ...
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Scientists find evidence dark matter and neutrinos may interact, challenging standard model of the universe

Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the universe’s biggest mysteries as new research finds evidence that two of ...
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Waist-to-height ratio found to be a more accurate indicator of obesity risk in older adults than BMI

Waist-to-height ratio is a more accurate and reliable indicator of age-related obesity risk than body mass index (BMI), ...
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Arctic has entered a new era of extreme weather, study suggests

Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital ...
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New Chancellor of University of Sheffield installed at historic graduation ceremony

Former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, was installed as the new Chancellor of the University of ...
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Funding opportunities

It is encouraged and expected that applicants will have contacted their proposed supervisor and discussed their research proposal well in advance of the below study application deadline. This deadline ...
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International Postgraduate Scholarship 2026

We're offering scholarships worth £3,000 to overseas fee-paying students starting their studies in September 2026. The scholarship will be awarded automatically as a tuition fee discount to eligible ...
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Centre for Research into Electrical Energy Storage and Applications

Accurate prediction of state of charge (SoC) of a cell / battery pack is crucial to the widespread uptake of energy storage. Dynamic Charge Acceptance (DCA) testing of cells The Dynamic Charge ...
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South Yorkshire Children and Young People's Health Research

South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) aims to build collaboration between institutions across South Yorkshire and embed high-quality research and practice in the region ...
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Grow-your-own households eat more fruit and vegetables and waste less

Household fruit and vegetable production, in allotments and gardens, could be key to a healthy and food-secure population, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found. Vegetables grown and ...
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Trump and Hitler: A Comparative Study in Lying

Prof. Henk de Berg explores one of today's most controversial topics -- the similarities and dissimilarities between Trump and Hitler. Henk de Berg has just published Trump and Hitler: A Comparative ...
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First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of Sheffield dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval ...