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This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page.
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Unpaid carers providing more hours of care than ever, according to new Unpaid Care Dashboard

Unpaid carers are now providing more hours of care than ever, according to a new interactive digital dashboard, launched by the Centre for Care at the University of Sheffield.
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Dr Craig McClain photographing a whale shark off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. Photo by Dr Alistair Dove

New body-size database holds the key to saving marine life

A new tool which catalogues the maximum body size of marine animals is opening the door to a deeper understanding of the ocean’s biodiversity
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Reduction in length of immunotherapy treatment for hard-to-treat melanoma shows promise in clinical trial

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Runway Park: A vision for innovation-led growth takes flight

A transformative University of Sheffield development designed to attract investment, create high-quality jobs and accelerate economic growth unveils its new look as Runway Park is officially launched to industry.
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Faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance developed by researchers

A new, quicker way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria has been developed by a team of scientists from the EPSRC funded interdisciplinary research collaboration, i-sense.
Capability Brown, Royal Gardener

New book celebrates the landscapes and legacy of Capability Brown

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was the most influential landscape designer of the 18th century, and his name became synonymous with what became known as the English landscape garden.

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Artificial intelligence helps predict risk of developing mouth cancer

Artificial intelligence can help doctors better predict the risk of patients developing oral cancer, new research from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
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New way of cooking rice removes arsenic and retains mineral nutrients, study shows

Cooking rice in a certain way removes over 50 per cent of the naturally occurring arsenic in brown rice, and 74 per cent in white rice, according to new research.
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Congratulations to our new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

Three Faculty of Social Sciences colleagues have been successfully nominated to become Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences: Jackie Harrison (Journalism); Damian Hodgson (Management School) and Kate Reed (Sociological Studies).