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An illustration of protein molecules
An illustration of protein molecules. Credit: Getty

AI could accelerate protein engineering – key for developing new medicines

An AI approach developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design proteins needed for new treatments.
Two men stand in front of a manufacturing machining centre looking into a laptop.

University of Sheffield spinout company set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing

A pioneering new software company that is set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing, has been spun-out of the University of Sheffield.

SOC Professor Sue Yeandle

University of Sheffield Professor honoured by King in Birthday Honours

University of Sheffield Professor, Sue Yeandle, has been appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
male patient sat on hospital bed looking worried

Leg amputation caused by arterial disease four times higher in disadvantaged areas

Research from the University of Sheffield has revealed leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England.

An antimony-based LiDAR sensor chip seen close up being handled in a lab

University of Sheffield start-up secures £4m investment to bring ‘world first’ sensor to mass market

A University of Sheffield spin-out company has secured the backing of leading deep tech investors to bring its revolutionary infrared sensors - a game changer for robotics and self-driving machines - to the mass market.
Two children receive their degrees from Sheffield Children's University

Universities launch South Yorkshire Children’s University partnership

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have launched a new partnership that will support the expansion of Children’s University in South Yorkshire.
Contact lens

'Smart contact lens' to detect eye infections

Using the new ‘smart contact lens’ could prevent deaths caused by fungal eye infections in developing countries
The River Don in Sheffield city centre

Chemical pollution in Yorkshire rivers to be studied in new project

Sheffield scientists are to investigate the impact of chemical pollution in Yorkshire’s rivers as part of a £1.6m study.
L-R: Professor Sharrack and Professor Snowden at the therapeutic apheresis unit, where stem cells are collected, at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

MS patients could be offered stem cell transplants as a first-line treatment in new world-first trial

A world-first trial is investigating if stem cell transplantation could be used in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) as a first-line treatment.