Labour leader Ed Miliband MP launches Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute

The Houses of Parliament
9 February 2012 Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband MP launched the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) today (9 February 2012) when he spoke at its inaugural lecture held at the University of Sheffield.

Major trial gives hope to Motor Neurone Disease sufferers

The Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
8 February 2012 Patients suffering from a devastating disease are being given fresh hope through an innovative trial being led by the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

Landmark television science series inspired by University professors' best selling book

Earth and rising sun
8 February 2012 A best selling science book written by University of Sheffield botany Professor David Beerling has inspired the ground breaking BBC television series How to Grow a Planet.

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