http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre News releases http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1723.html National diversity can be harder to accommodate in team work than differences in expertise, according to research by a University of Sheffield psychology student. Research carried out by doctoral researcher ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1721.html A leading British scientist, a senior Interpol advisor and a broadcaster have warned that the growing availability of robotics knowledge and components will promote a new breed of “garden shed” ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1720.html Members of the public are being invited to a unique vintage event this weekend (31 July-1 August 2010) giving an insight into how our grandparents spent their summer holidays as youngsters. The National ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1719.html The level of inequalities in premature mortality between different areas of Britain has surpassed those seen shortly before the economic crash of 1929 and the economic depression of the 1930s, according ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1718.html Mechanically-minded graduates will be embarking upon a 10,000 mile adventure across deserts and mountains in a beaten old banger tomorrow (24 July 2010), as part of a bid to raise cash for charity and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1717.html An Indian student, who won the chance to study at the University of Sheffield in a reality TV show in his home country, has graduated today (22 July 2010) with a first-class degree in Functional Genomics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1716.html The former ambassador to Libya visited the University of Sheffield this week (20 July 2010) to open a new building which will house the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC). Sir Vincent Fean, who was ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1713.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has discovered the most massive stars ever found, using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope. Found within two young star clusters, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1715.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have applied an evolutionary ‘use it or lose it’ principle when studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence the evolution ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1714.html Longer summers are causing mountain rodents called marmots to grow bigger and be more likely to survive the winter, according to a 33-year study published today (21 July 2010) in Nature. The research, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1712.html The UK farming industry is set to benefit from a new project by researchers at the University of Sheffield and RAGT Seeds Ltd, which will aim to develop new higher-yielding wheat varieties, less dependent ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1711.html Kevin McCabe, Chairman of Sheffield United Football Club, and Dr David Fletcher, former Registrar of the University of Sheffield will receive honorary degrees from the University next week (19-23 July ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1710.html Heeley City Farm has teamed up with the University of Sheffield to offer members of the public the chance to uncover the past at a unique community excavation taking place this month (17 July-1 August ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1709.html A leading chemical engineer from the University of Sheffield has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, following his outstanding contributions to engineering business and research. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1708.html A national organisation for psychology postgraduates in the UK is set to celebrate its 25th annual conference in Sheffield, the city where the group was founded. The Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1707.html Research into understanding the structure of plastics used in new-types of low-cost solar cell has been carried out by academics at the University of Sheffield, in a bid to improve their efficiency. Led ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1706.html Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick have applied computing power to provide an insight into egg shell formation. The work may also give a partial answer to the age old question “what ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1705.html The University of Sheffield has been commended for its work with young people from a care background and the support it gives to these students during their time at school and college and once they are ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1704.html The University of Sheffield hosted the thirteenth annual Skills for Chefs conference this week (5 - 6 July 2010), which saw a number of well-known faces from the catering world come together to share their ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1703.html International experts in youth and childhood studies gathered at the University of Sheffield this week (6-8 July 2010) to discuss the lives of children in the modern world. The 3rd International Conference ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1702.html A group of sporty students from the University of Sheffield will embark on an epic charity challenge next month as they cycle from Sheffield to Barcelona to raise money for the Children’s Hospital, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1700.html Governors from schools across the city gathered at the University of Sheffield this week (5 July 2010) to celebrate their dedication and commitment to local schools in South Yorkshire and the wider region. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1699.html Members of the public will be invited to learn about how the brain works at an innovative new exhibition this month (9-30 July 2010). Run by students at the University of Sheffield, the event will allow ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1698.html New research from the University of Sheffield has found that social and psychological factors have the biggest influence upon women’s sexual behaviour during the menopause, rather than biological ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1697.html A new study, involving academics at the University of Sheffield, has accurately measured for the first time the current carbon cycles in the world. The research will enable scientists to make more accurate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1696.html A selection of Mervyn Peake’s original illustrations from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will be on display in a new exhibition to be staged at the University of Sheffield’s Western ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1695.html An expert in information science from the University of Sheffield has received international acclaim for his outstanding contributions to the field of chemical information. Professor Peter Willett, from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1694.html An enthusiastic volunteer at the University of Sheffield, who has dedicated hours of her time to charity and student activities, has been named NUS Student Unionist of the Year. Rachel Colley, aged 21, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1692.html A University of Sheffield graduate set a new world record yesterday (1 July 2010) after rowing around Great Britain. Captain Nick Dennison, aged 28, who graduated from the University in June 2006 and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1691.html Archaeologists at the University of Sheffield are inviting the local community to help them find a ‘lost’ Tudor mansion and excavate parts of a Medieval Priory. Dr Hugh Willmott, from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1690.html A circus, theatre and dance company, along with interactive science workshops, helped school children get hands on with ‘Sunshine Science’ at a University of Sheffield event this week (29-30 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1689.html Youngsters in Sheffield used pedal power to create healthy smoothies this week (28-30 June 2010) during a series of events run by students at the University of Sheffield, which aimed to teach the importance ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1688.html The Senior Management teams from the University of Sheffield and its Students’ Union took time out the office last week (25 June 2010) to lend a hand at Heeley City Farm. Members of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1687.html A shortage of egg and sperm donors in the UK is resulting in people travelling aboard for fertility treatment, according to new research. Dr Allan Pacey from the University of Sheffield is collaborating ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1686.html The University of Sheffield has appointed the Revd Jeremy Clines to the position of Anglican University Chaplain. The Bishop of Sheffield and the University confirmed the appointment of Jeremy Clines ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1685.html A new study by the University of Sheffield has uncovered new evidence of a strong link between workplace bullying and the subsequent psychological ill-health of employees. The study, which was funded ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1684.html A researcher from the University of Sheffield, who is using sound to see into the cores of stars and understand the workings of the Sun and other stars in the sky, will be showcasing her research at a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1683.html Films documenting sporting highlights from the Edwardian era will be brought to life at the University of Sheffield next week (30 June 2010), giving the public a rare chance to see the work of early filmmakers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1682.html Teenagers from across the region attended a unique outreach event at the University of Sheffield last week (24 June 2010) designed to teach the students about the Law, and how it affects them. The `Discovering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1681.html Experts from across the globe will be gathering at the University of Sheffield this week to address a number of issues concerning how we can be happier at work - from whether music increases productivity ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1680.html The archive of an eminent scientist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield will become the first collection to be catalogued at the new Centre for Scientific Archives (CSA). Thanks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1679.html Hundreds of thousands of Eighteenth-century Londoners will be brought to life by a unique online resource, which will be made available to the public from today (28 June 2010). London Lives (<a href="http://www.londonlives.org">www.londonlives.org</a>) ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1678.html The artistic talents of a University of Sheffield professor, whose unique photographs use the waterways in St Petersburg as a distorting mirror, are being exhibited at a dedicated culture centre promoting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1677.html Internationally renowned scientist, Professor Sir Harry Kroto, marked his visit to the University of Sheffield this week (21-22 June 2010) by officially opening a new centre which will house the world's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1676.html Over 50 delegates from across South Yorkshire gathered at a Disability Outreach conference yesterday (23 June 2010) as part of a unique scheme involving the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1675.html The award-winning SheffieldVolunteering, based at the University of Sheffield’s Students Union, has received national acclaim at the Higher Education Student Volunteering Awards for the seventh consecutive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1674.html Pupils from primary schools across the region visited the University of Sheffield this week (21 June 2010) to learn about the world of medicine with the cuddly toy academic, Professor Fluffy. Year 5 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1673.html A hardworking student, who tirelessly raised awareness about disabled students in a bid to improve the support and facilities available to them at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the Chancellor's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1672.html Students in Sheffield, who are currently studying for vocational or work-based courses at local colleges, are set to benefit from two new University of Sheffield and Higher Futures Progression Agreements, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1671.html An internationally renowned Nobel Prize winner and graduate of the University of Sheffield visited his former University yesterday (21 June 2010) to take local school children on a scientific adventure. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1670.html Biologists from the University of Sheffield whisked children and adults off on a scientific journey this weekend (Saturday 19 June 2010) through a series of hands-on activities, the challenge of guessing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1669.html The University of Sheffield has today (21 June 2010) signed a three year funding agreement with one of the world’s biggest banks, Santander, that will create support for scholarships and enterprise. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1663.html Work to install one of the city's first major solar farms on the roof of a University of Sheffield building began today (21 June 2010) - the date of the summer solstice - as part of a £120,000 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1668.html Staff at the University of Sheffield celebrated a double success last night (Thursday 17 June 2010) after scooping two awards at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (Thelmas), aimed ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1662.html Musical sounds created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun's atmosphere, have been recorded and accurately studied for the first time by experts at the University of Sheffield, shedding light ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1661.html A pioneering project in the Philippines, which aims to develop a new, higher-yielding rice plant which could ease the threat of hunger for the poor, is being led by an academic at the University of Sheffield. Currently, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1667.html A selfless Student Union Officer at the University of Sheffield, who has dedicated hours of her time to charity and student activities, has been shortlisted for the title of NUS Student Unionist of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1666.html Budding scientists from across the region visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (16 June 2010) to get stuck in to a variety of hands-on science experiments. Over 80 Year 9 students from across ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1665.html The spin of the football used in the 2006 World Cup, has been newly analysed by a University of Sheffield academic, providing valuable information for professional sports engineers and scientists as well ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1664.html Nobel Prize-winning research, carried out by University of Sheffield alumnus Professor Sir Harry Kroto, has been named by fellow academics as one of the ten most important discoveries made by their peers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1660.html An archaeology project, aimed at uncovering some of Sheffield’s water-powered past, is being showcased at an open day hosted by the University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology this ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1659.html Water conscious students and staff at the University of Sheffield have raised £10,643 to help provide clean water to communities in Africa, after a Water Amnesty campaign encouraged people to turn ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1658.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has received international acclaim for his excellence and dedication to the field of Academic Urology. Jim Catto, from the University of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1657.html Sporty graduates from the University of Sheffield donned their football boots and showed off their skills on the pitch this weekend (Saturday 12 June 2010), as part of a special alumni six-a-side football ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1656.html The annual SheffieldVolunteering and Raising and Giving (RAG) showcase was held this week (9 June 2010) to celebrate and recognise just some of the highlights from this year’s voluntary activities ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1655.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield were celebrating yesterday (10 June 2010) after receiving Student Employee of the Year Awards. The awards, which are coordinated by the National Association ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1654.html Children who suffer from the devastating disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy are set to benefit from a new breakthrough in therapy developments by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The research, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1652.html The Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (8 June 2010) to explore the challenges facing UK Plc, in the context of the recent election ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1651.html An innovative new project will be launched by academics at the University of Sheffield today (9 June 2010), which will research the ways in which Sheffield voices have been represented over the past 200 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1650.html Two studies from the University of Sheffield, focusing on the treatment and processes in US and UK Emergency Departments, have uncovered new information about the way in which they operate. One study ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1649.html Students from the University of Sheffield are hosting a summer fete in Weston Park this week (11 June 2010) to celebrate the start of the summer with the local community. The event, which has been organised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1648.html An expert from the University of Sheffield has received national acclaim for his contributions to a project enabling the public to engage with advanced robotics. The team behind the Walking with Robots ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1647.html The reproductive success of both men and women is influenced by our personality traits, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The study, which was published yesterday (7 June 2010) ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1645.html Faking injury and diving in the penalty area have been identified as the forms of cheating on the football pitch that are most disliked by fans, according to a new study by academics at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1646.html The culmination of an innovative University course, which looks at Sheffield through the eyes of students and people of the city, is to open this week (11 June 2010). Storying Sheffield is the outcome ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1644.html A culinary whizz from the University of Sheffield, smashed world records at the Sheffield Food Festival yesterday (Sunday 6 June 2010) by whipping-up a litre of ice cream in 10.34 seconds. Using full ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1641.html A collaborative venture between the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, NHS Sheffield and Sheffield City Council, has seen more than 2,000 requests for a special DVD aimed at providing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1640.html Academics at the University of Sheffield’s School of Architecture are lending their expertise to a local community project which is aiming to explore alternative futures for the city’s iconic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1639.html Student flats, mid-terraced housing and Victorian homes were named among the most energy efficient buildings in the country, following a research exercise by the University of Sheffield and energy company ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1638.html A disabled mature student from the University of Sheffield has received national recognition for encouraging others to give learning a go, after transforming her own life through education. Ali Hayward, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1637.html Students from the University of Sheffield took on the role of Chief Executives when they presented a 10-year plan to a panel of international experts. As part of a Rolls-Royce sponsored module, students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1636.html The Duke of Devonshire KCVO, CBE, DL visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (Thursday 27 May 2010) to take a tour of the Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITRaN) building site, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1635.html An innovative bicycle-powered water pump, created by a student at the University of Sheffield, has proved a huge success and is now in regular production in Guatemala, transforming the lives of rural residents. Jon ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1634.html A well-known sports reporter and former University of Sheffield student returned to the city yesterday (26 May 2010) to celebrate the University’s new £160 million student villages. Dan Walker, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1633.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that there are substantially increased death rates from alcohol-related diseases in socioeconomically deprived areas of England and Wales. The findings, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1632.html A generous team of fundraisers from the University of Sheffield swapped the library for the diving board to raise £1,725 for charity in the World Water Bombing Championships. The ‘University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1631.html A multi-disciplinary team of international experts, led by an academic at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to explore policy interventions to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1630.html Young entrepreneurs from the Yorkshire and Humber region visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (19 May 2010) as part a Dragon’s Den style event. The event saw teams of school children present ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1629.html An artificial intelligence technique used to identify water loss in water supply systems, has helped researchers at the University of Sheffield win a unique, national competition. The researchers managed ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1628.html A talented pair of academics from the University of Sheffield have been awarded a prestigious Fellowship title by the Royal Society - the UK's national academy of science – for their groundbreaking ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1627.html Youngsters from schools across South Yorkshire have been celebrating at the University of Sheffield after completing the first and second phases of an inspirational outreach programme, designed to help ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1626.html Visitors to Heeley City Farm this month (May 2010) will get the chance to try their hand at thatching while weaving in a taste of history, as part of the final stages of a long-running archaeology project ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1625.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found that female damselflies prefer hot males. The study, which was published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, found that hot male ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1624.html Works of art created by staff and students across the University of Sheffield are to be displayed at the Physics and Astronomy Art Group’s fourth annual exhibition being held this week (19-21 May ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1623.html Volunteer students from the University of Sheffield hosted an exclusive and unique ‘graduation style’ ball last week (13 May 2010) for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1622.html A cancer expert from the University of Sheffield has today (18 May 2010) claimed that the battle against breast cancer is being won. Speaking at the third Breast Cancer Campaign Scientific Conference ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1621.html A team from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has scooped a top prize for creating an artificial intelligence computer system which advises when and how to administer drugs to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1620.html A study, set to be presented at an International Symposium coordinated by the University of Sheffield, has shed new light on the properties of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), reporting evidence ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1619.html Students from the University of Sheffield have helped promote awareness of the environment by constructing a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur out of recyclable materials. The 6ft wide sculpture was constructed ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1618.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Music and Sheffield Cathedral will host a diverse and vibrant programme of events next month (3-12 June 2010) exploring music, film, literature, contemporary ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1617.html An innovative new take on a photography business has helped a University of Sheffield student win a £2,000 prize to turn his idea into a reality, at the University’s annual Enterprising Ideas ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1616.html A talented former student at the University of Sheffield has achieved international recognition after being awarded the esteemed Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Chinese Students Abroad 2009. Qi ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1615.html A unique map of the UK, showing alternative images of the General Election results, has been created by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The image, which is based on population data, shows how ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1614.html A hand-made wind turbine, a Big Green Fair and a travel roadshow are set to boost awareness about ethics and the environment as part of the University of Sheffield’s annual EEK Week, which kicks-off ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1613.html A definitive road map, designed to guide European research on ageing and health for the next decade and beyond, is set to be produced with help from experts at the University of Sheffield. FUTURAGE – ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1612.html Budding student journalists at the University of Sheffield have been reporting on the twists and turns of the UK election as part of their course and will be reporting live on election night (Thursday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1611.html The onset of summer in England has been advancing since the mid 1950s, research from a pair of University of Sheffield geographers has shown. The investigations, conducted by Amy Kirbyshire, a former ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1610.html An afternoon of in-depth interviews giving an insight into the workings of Sheffield’s theatres past and present, will take place at the Lyceum Theatre this week (7 May 2010). Sheffield: Theatre ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1609.html School pupils from across South Yorkshire were celebrating at the University of Sheffield last night (4 May 2010) after completing a two-year outreach programme designed to raise their aspirations for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1608.html The University of Sheffield is hosting two public lectures on the future of the UK, as part of a prestigious series of talks to mark the centenary of the Sheffield District and Cambrian Society. The Rt ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1607.html Business-minded students at the University of Sheffield are celebrating hitting the top spot after winning the chance to jet off to LA to showcase their enterprising achievements and compete on a world ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1606.html A husband and wife, both pioneers in the fields of gene cloning and genetic engineering, will each receive honorary degrees from the University of Sheffield. Emeritus Professors Sir Kenneth and Lady Murray ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1605.html The history of electioneering and how the British people engage with politics is set to be discussed at public lecture at the University of Sheffield this week (6 May 2010). Entitled, <i>Us and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1604.html Talented students at the University of Sheffield were celebrating this weekend (Sunday 25 April 2010) after being awarded nearly £150,000 worth of scholarships in memory of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1603.html Volunteer students from the University of Sheffield joined with Sheffield Homes and members of the Gleadless Valley Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) to spruce up woodland areas of the Gleadless ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1602.html An innovative new piece of artwork has been installed at the University of Sheffield’s Ranmoor Village. The ‘Hedge of Friendship,’ a living yew tree hedge, features light panels which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1601.html On the eve of the General Election (5 May 2010), a professor from the University of Sheffield will deliver a powerful and provocative attack on the current anti-political climate in Britain, as part of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1600.html The University of Sheffield’s Union of Students is hosting an evening of entertainment from around the world this Saturday (24 April 2010). The International Cultural Evening features diverse performances ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1599.html An innovative University of Sheffield spin-out company, made-up of experts in simulating how the body deals with new drugs in development, today (Wednesday 21 April 2010) announced that it has won a Queen’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1598.html Hidden and unacknowledged beliefs are responsible for the UK’s social inequality, according to a leading geographer at the University of Sheffield, whose research is set to be revealed in a new book ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1597.html A type of bat never seen before in the UK has been found visiting caves in Yorkshire and Sussex. Myotis alcathoe, or Alcathoe's bat, was identified by a research team, led by Professor John Altringham ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1596.html Evolution, ballet and dancing birds were explored in a unique fusion of art and science at the University of Sheffield yesterday (Tuesday 13 April 2010), as part of the 2010 Arts-Science Encounters programme. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1595.html Sporting rivals from Sheffield’s two Universities are eagerly warming up for the biggest competition on their sporting calendar – Varsity Challenge 2010. The event, which kicks off on 14 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1594.html A major £3.8 million investment at the University of Sheffield has been kick-started to further slash the University’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions, a move believed to be the first ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1588.html A study on the genome of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) has brought scientists closer to identifying and avoiding the adverse DNA changes that naturally occur when these cells are multiplied in laboratory. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1593.html People with dementia, their families and care practitioners from across the region have contributed to a new University of Sheffield exhibition, which will explore what life is like living with the condition. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1592.html Members of the public will be invited to a new exhibition this month (12-25 April 1020) which will open up a window on University research into how we live our lives. Curated by academics at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1591.html University of Sheffield Enterprise (USE) has received international acclaim for organising an inspirational event which saw Traidcraft founder, Richard Adams, give an insight into the Fairtrade movement. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1590.html All that is strange and unusual in the worlds of performance, vision and sound, will be brought together in a fascinating fortnight of events at the University of Sheffield this Spring. The ‘Curious’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1589.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have helped to sequence the entire genome of the zebra finch, unravelling the genetics underpinning some of the uniquely fascinating traits of birds such a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1587.html Sheffield youngsters were given an insight into the current hot topics being debated by social science experts on the world stage, as part of a University of Sheffield and ESRC Festival of Social Sciences ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1586.html Pupils from across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire were celebrating at the University of Sheffield after completing a two-year inspirational outreach scheme which will help them achieve their dream ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1585.html Flood risk and management in Europe looks set to benefit from a €25 million investment following the launch of three projects involving experts at the University of Sheffield. Experts at the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1584.html A unique website showcasing virtual manuscripts chronicling the Hundred Years’ War will be launched online this month (2 April 2010) thanks to the work of academics at the University of Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1583.html The main cause of a rapid global cooling period, known as the Big Freeze or Younger Dryas - which occurred nearly 13,000 years ago - has been identified thanks to the help of an academic at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1582.html A group of Chilean students from the University of Sheffield hosted an evening of fundraising activities last week (27 March 2010) to raise cash for earthquake victims in their home country. The event, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1581.html The Bowery pub in Sheffield will be the unconventional venue for a scientific Question Time-style debate next week (10 April 2010) which will be hosted by a group of young researchers from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1580.html <i>Garrow’s Law</i>, a BBC Legal drama inspired by the life of an 18th century barrister and put together using the innovative Old Bailey Online website, has received national acclaim ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1579.html Business representatives from across the region gathered at the University of Sheffield last week (Friday 26 March 2010), in a bid to tighten links between the worlds of industry and academia as part of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1578.html The first-ever academic forum for Saudi female students, designed to allow Saudi academics to share their experiences and achievements in the UK and Ireland, was held at the University of Sheffield this ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1570.html Marine life could be protected from the lethal effects of plastic pollution, according to groundbreaking research from experts at the University of Sheffield, which has hailed coastal microbes as a potential ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1576.html A University of Sheffield graduate, who has been selected by the House of Commons as the official photographer for the General Election, is calling on members of the public to contribute their own photographs ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1575.html The next generation of Alan Sugars put their business skills to the test at the University of Sheffield last week (Thursday 18 March 2010), in a competition that pitted school students against a Dragon’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1574.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found that private developers have agreed to fund £5 billion of England´s local capital infrastructure, including roads, schools and new affordable ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1573.html Representatives from the University of Sheffield showcased their links with industry last night (25 March 2010) at an evening reception with Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP. The event, ‘The Business ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1572.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s Islamic Circle held a week-long series of outreach events last week (15-20 March 2010) to give something back to their local community and highlight the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1571.html Pupils from the region swapped the classroom for a crime scene as part of a fun-filled day of science for the Salters' Festival of Chemistry yesterday (Wednesday 24 March 2010). The event, held at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1569.html A new £12 million state-of-the-art research institute, which is set to make the University of Sheffield a world leader for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND), has received a generous donation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1568.html Youngsters from across the region visited the University of Sheffield this week (22 and 23 March 2010) to gain an insight into the heart and how it works. The events were part of the Sheffield Outreach ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1567.html Research from the University of Sheffield (UK), which shows that increasing alcohol prices could reduce illnesses, premature deaths and healthcare costs, will be published in The Lancet this week (24 March ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1564.html International development experts gathered at the University of Sheffield last week (18 March 2010) for a public debate on the future of international development in the aftermath of the global financial ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1563.html A specialist in public health at the University of Sheffield is supporting calls for global action on Tuberculosis (TB), in support of World TB Day which takes place this week (24 March 2010). Dr Andrew ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1562.html The Carbon Trust has announced today (19 March 2010) that the University of Sheffield is one of eleven universities and research institutions across the UK to form part of a ‘UK dream team’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1561.html University of Sheffield students will get the chance to quiz their local parliamentary candidates on issues surrounding healthcare in the UK and abroad and international development during a hustings on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1560.html Volunteer students from the University of Sheffield donned their dancing shoes last night (Tuesday 16 March 2010) as they hit the clubs with local young adults with learning disabilities. 12 students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1559.html Fairground fans will be whisked on a journey at the University of Sheffield this week, to explore the engineering feats of rollercoasters and other white-knuckle fairground rides, as part of National Science ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1558.html A state-of-the-art £1million facility, which will screen for fruit fly genes whose human counterparts are involved in diseases and breakthrough biological processes, is set to open at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1557.html Work psychology experts from the University of Sheffield hosted an innovative business breakfast seminar this week (16 March 2010) showing participants how their organisations can positively respond to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1556.html The benefits of football to society and the importance of society for football are set to be discussed by an all-star panel including former England and Sheffield Wednesday manager, Howard Wilkinson, and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1555.html Leading scientists at the University of Sheffield have used artistic flair to showcase the impact of future scientific developments, as part of a pioneering new exhibition in London, which kicked-off yesterday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1554.html Sheffield school children will launch an artistic display of fish sculptures in the city centre this week (Thursday 11 March 2010), which marks the culmination of a project looking at what happens to Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1553.html The University of Sheffield, along with other universities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, is launching a new round of internships this week (Thursday 11 March 2010) which are set to help local businesses ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1552.html A groundbreaking live art production, insights from a leading brain scientist and discussions on the mystery of mathematics are set to form part of an exciting series of events at the University of Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1551.html An education expert from the University of Sheffield has been commended by the French Prime Minister for his work on establishing a joint Anglo-French qualification and his longstanding services to language ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1550.html A cutting-edge machine, which could transform the lives of kidney disease sufferers by making it easier for them to do their own dialysis treatment at home, is set to undergo clinical testing over the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1521.html The University of Sheffield, along with six other members of the UK’s Russell Group of leading universities, have joined forces with the US research news website Futurity (www.futurity.org). The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1549.html Students from the University of Sheffield have been giving something back to the local community for the annual Just Do It event, which took place last weekend (5-6 March 2010). The event, which saw over ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1548.html Ancient DNA from the fossil eggshell remains of the extinct elephant bird, has been successfully extracted thanks to help from a University of Sheffield expert - marking a world-first for archaeology and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1547.html Students at the University will be celebrating their international diversity with a week of multicultural events as part of World Week (13 March – 19 March 2010). An international parade, featuring ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1546.html A top archaeologist from the University of Sheffield, who headed-up the team which discovered a lost stone circle from the same period as the nearby Stonehenge, has won two prestigious archaeology awards. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1545.html The University of Sheffield will host to a range of engaging and entertaining events for the public during the next fortnight (12-20 March 2010), to celebrate the science of people, society and the changing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1544.html Comedy stars of the future are set to have audiences rolling in the aisles at the University of Sheffield this month, as part of the 2010 Sheffield Student Comedy Festival. The event, which will be hosted ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1542.html A group of young scientists from the University of Sheffield have founded a unique organisation this week (Friday 5 March 2010), designed to bring science to the masses in fun and accessible ways. Science ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1543.html A drive for renewable energy has led the University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering to be awarded four grants from the Northern Wind Innovation Programme, further boosting the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1541.html Residents of the Tapton Edge Care Home in Broomhill were treated to an origami taster session this week (Wednesday 3 March 2010), as part of an ongoing volunteering project run by students at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1540.html Stroke survivors in South Yorkshire are set to benefit from a unique project being launched by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, which will aim to improve their communication ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1539.html The high-profile former Chief Executive of the Press Association Group, which supplies news wire to almost all national and local newspapers, television, radio and news websites, will be sharing his expertise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1538.html A breakthrough discovery by experts at the University of Sheffield, which sheds light on mega-tsunamis on the Sun, is set to be revealed at the House of Commons next week (Monday 8 March 2010). Solar ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1537.html The University of Sheffield is hosting a prestigious series of public lectures on the future of the UK, with personal perspectives from politicians and experts on each of the four regions of the country. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1536.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield has been awarded a prestigious international fellowship for a project which will identify which coral reef systems can best withstand environmental threats. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1535.html Local children took their teddy bears on a trip to Weston Park Museum this weekend (27 February 2010) to visit the Teddy Bear Hospital, hosted by students at the University of Sheffield. The interactive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1534.html A new lead for potential treatments for Parkinson’s has been discovered by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The study, funded by the Parkinson’s Disease Society and published online ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1523.html Sheffield's two universities are joining forces once again to demonstrate to the public the fascinating world of science and technology, as part of National Science and Engineering Week (12- 21 March ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1522.html A new boutique range of recycled clothes has been launched at St Luke's Hospice shop on Ecclesall Road, thanks to an innovative project led by students at the University of Sheffield. The project, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1520.html Visitors to the Moor in Sheffield this weekend (27-28 February 2010) were treated to a unique display of distinctive installations showcasing the design work of students from the University of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1518.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Royal Holloway, University of London have launched a unique online edition of the collected plays of dramatist Richard Brome, which marks the culmination ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1519.html The discovery of life-saving new drugs could be accelerated following a project between the University of Sheffield and LabLogic Systems. Experts at the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1517.html International cancer experts are gathering in Sheffield this week (3-4 March 2010) to discuss the long-term health problems of people who have been treated for cancer. As many more people are surviving ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1516.html Budding scientists and engineers visited the University of Sheffield to try their hand at programming robots, 3D snowboarding and exploring planets, as part of a number of science experiments and technology ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1515.html Sheffield is set to stage a spectacular exhibition of the life and legacy of P. T. Barnum – the world’s first showbiz millionaire- showcasing original posters and handbills used by the celebrated ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1514.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that many male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy have an impaired quality of life ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1513.html Wellington-clad visitors to Heeley City Farm this weekend (Sunday 21 February 2010) can muck-in to help with the final stages of a long-running archaeology project in partnership with the University of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1512.html Clinical researchers and scientists at the University of Sheffield have set up a new advisory group which will utilise the experience of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) patients to help shed light on the disease ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1511.html Students and staff at the University of Sheffield are welcoming in the Year of the Tiger in a series of events across the city to celebrate Chinese New Year. A city-wide gala celebrating Chinese culture ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1510.html With National Student Volunteering Week taking place next week (22-28 February 2010) children from local primary schools are set to benefit from a series of schemes being launched by students at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1509.html Prestigious employers will be on the lookout for new recruits at Sheffield’s annual Spring into Jobs Fair on Wednesday 24 February 2010. The fair, which is jointly organised by the careers services ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1508.html An archaeologist from the University of Sheffield has received international acclaim for his contributions to the field of Aegean archaeology. Emeritus Professor Keith Branigan, from the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1507.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be hitting the road this week, as they take a play designed to bring French language and culture to members of the public, on tour. 13 students from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1506.html Students from Sheffield’s two universities will take part in a high energy ice-hockey match next week (Saturday 20 February 2010) as part of the Winter Varsity Challenge 2010. Members of the public ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1505.html Top technology at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Centre with Boeing (AMRC) has given Britain’s best ice athletes a boost in their quest for medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1504.html A new multi-million pound University of Sheffield-based study looks set to tackle the problem of global soil degradation, which is threatening the environment, biodiversity and poses a major risk to global ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1503.html The influence culture can have on a city, its musicians, writers, performers and artists, is the subject of a free debate later this month, led by key creative figures from Sheffield and beyond. As Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1502.html Sheffield scientists celebrated the launch of NASA’s latest space mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida yesterday (Thursday 11 February 2010). The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will deliver high ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1500.html The University of Sheffield’s Western Bank Library is set to emerge from a £3.4 million facelift this month (February 2010). Opened in 1959 by the poet T.S. Eliot, and designed by the architectural ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1501.html The former Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited the University of Sheffield this week (11 February 2010) to discuss international military interventions and human rights. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1499.html Recycling of paper and card has soared by nearly 600 per cent at the University of Sheffield in the last year, following a host of environmental initiatives to encourage staff and students to ‘go ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1498.html The sport of orienteering has found its way to Sheffield with the creation of a National Centre of Excellence in the city. Sheffield Hallam University's Sport Hallam and U Sport at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1497.html An Iraqi exile, who sought asylum in Britain, is set to offer £90,000 worth of new scholarships to students taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees at the University of Sheffield, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1496.html Student-led well-being societies and supporting staff from across the UK gathered at the University of Sheffield this week (8 February 2009) to discuss how best to support those affected by mental health ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1495.html A stunning exhibition that captures the spirit, life and legacy of P.T Barnum – the self-proclaimed ‘world’s greatest showman’ - will go on display this week (12-21 February 2010) ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1494.html Medical students from the University of Sheffield visited local secondary schools last week (5 February 2010) equipped with dummies, stethoscopes and fake injections to introduce pupils to life as a medic. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1491.html A psychologist from the University of Sheffield has written a new brain training book designed to give the reader a thorough mental work out, whilst also answering the scientific questions about how brain ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1490.html A specialist piece of equipment to be used for a deafness research project at the University of Sheffield has been purchased thanks to a donation by Westfield Health. Deafness Research UK, which is funding ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1489.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has become the first woman to be awarded a Personal Chair in Emergency Medicine in the UK. Professor Suzanne Mason, from the School of Health and Related Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1488.html Rare Peregrine Falcons are being encouraged to nest in the city for the first time after the University of Sheffield constructed a special platform on St George’s Church in the Portobello area. Over ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1487.html The University of Sheffield will open its Spring 2010 Concert Season this month, with a performance by internationally renowned pianist, Alfred Brendel. The concert, which will take place on Tuesday 16 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1486.html Architects from the University of Sheffield and a local Sheffield teacher have joined together for a unique project, aiming to construct a new school in one of the poorest rural areas of Afghanistan. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1485.html Grasses from across the world will be documented in a new resource to help researchers understand the biology and threats to these vital species, thanks to a project led by scientists from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1483.html A pioneering international study involving academics from the University of Sheffield has shown for the first time that it is possible to improve the eating skills and nutritional status of older people ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1482.html Children with leukaemia could be offered tailored treatment to avoid unnecessary side-effects from chemotherapy, thanks to research carried out at the University of Sheffield. Researchers in the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1481.html Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers from the University of Sheffield have detected a stellar mass black hole much farther away than any other previously ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1480.html A new study from the University of Sheffield has found that sperm donation levels in the UK are so low that women are resorting to DIY insemination kits and sourcing sperm from abroad in order to have ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1479.html Human skeletal remains that have been excavated from archaeological digs, are set to benefit from a new storage facility at the University of Sheffield, thanks to £25,000 worth of donations from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1478.html A talented student at the University of Sheffield has become a pop sensation in China after scooping the top spot in an X-Factor style contest. Student Mary-Jess Leaverland, 19, impressed more than 70 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1477a.html A unique opportunity for companies in Sheffield to develop new products or processes based on latest emerging technologies is being launched by the region’s Nanofactory -thanks to the expertise of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1476.html A short course of treatment with a drug combination regularly given to breast cancer patients is sufficient to destroy breast tumours, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1475.html A new £50 million UK-based research centre which will help show businesses how to react to carbon change was officially launched in London today (14 January 2009). The Centre for Low Carbon Futures ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1474.html National funding has been awarded to the University of Sheffield, along with NHS organisations and other universities across the Yorkshire and Humber region, to establish a new initiative to ensure patients ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1473.html The University of Sheffield has received national acclaim after being named as one of the top 5 universities in the UK in a national student experience survey. Students also rated Sheffield as number one ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1472.html An innovative outreach project has been launched in Sheffield this month (January 2010), which aims to raise the educational aspirations of the Somali community in the city. The project is being run ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1471.html A talented pair of University of Sheffield graduates have carved out careers as children’s authors, after penning a unique series of books that have proved a hit with youngsters. Kate O’Sullivan, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1470.html Residents are being encouraged to get fit in the New Year, thanks to a collaborative venture between Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Sheffield, NHS Sheffield and Sheffield City Council. Funded ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1469.html Sporting star and University of Sheffield graduate Jessica Ennis is set to continue her winning streak after being chosen to receive an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield next week (ceremonies ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1468.html A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield have scooped an international award in recognition of their work on an innovative device which will make the production of alternative biofuels more ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1467.html An archaeologist from the University of Sheffield, whose research has revolutionised our knowledge of Stonehenge, has been awarded a further £800,000 grant to discover exactly how the people who ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1466.html A collection of Blackpool showbiz ephemera hailed as internationally significant by a leading academic at the University of Sheffield was officially launched last week (15 December) by special guest Ken ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1465.html Expertise in black holes has led a professor at the University of Sheffield to be chosen by the Australian Institute of Physics to spread her knowledge ‘Down Under.’ Professor Elizabeth Winstanley, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1464.html A novel idea of a wood pulp alternative for the paper industry, helped a team of scientific entrepreneurs from the University of Sheffield soar to success in an innovative biotechnology competition. Team ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1463.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has received a prestigious national award, in recognition of his contributions to the field of psychology. Professor Graham Turpin, Head of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1462.html Generous alumni, staff and friends of the University of Sheffield have dug deep into their purses and raised a milestone £1million for scholarships and awards, helping over 300 students in the past ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1461.html Three members of staff at the University of Sheffield have been included as new entrants to this year’s edition of Who’s Who. Mike Wells, Professor of Gynaecological Pathology; Kathryn Riddle, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1460.html Penguins’ DNA is being used for the first time to study how they migrate between colonies. Researchers from The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the University of Sheffield have identified ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1459.html Students from the University of Sheffield are inviting members of the local community to a free Christmas lecture this week (18 December 2009) on the topical issue of vaccinations, to help make science ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1458.html Siemens Energy opened a unique centre at the University of Sheffield today, which has been developed to look at wind power generation (14 December 2009). The pioneering Sheffield-Siemens Wind Power Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1454.html Experts at the University of Sheffield are set to join forces with Network Rail in a bid to improve rail infrastructure and engineering, after being picked as one of the research institutes for the Rail ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1457.html Students from the University of Sheffield have been spreading the Christmas joy this month (9 December 2009), by handing over a total of £32,000 to a number of local charities. The Raising and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1452.html A new book celebrating the history of Blackpool’s Winter Gardens was launched this week (8 December 2009). Authored by Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Chair in Early Film and Popular Entertainment at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1456.html As international experts meet in Copenhagen to fight climate change, local school children from across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (9 December 2009) to explore ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1455.html Academics from the Universities of Sheffield, Michigan and Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been awarded £183,233 in research funding from the international “Digging into Data” grant ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1453.html A talented academic at the University of Sheffield is set to lead the way in new research after being awarded a prestigious research fellowship title by the Royal Society - the UK's national academy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1450.html Academics at the University of Sheffield are celebrating the 15th birthday of their unique digital software this week (8 December 2009), which helps make sense of the web and social and mass media. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1451.html A rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon, according to academics from the University of Sheffield, who have proved ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1449.html Students from the University of Sheffield have raised £700 for charity through a range of activities to highlight World AIDS Day. 50 students dressed in red and formed a giant ribbon, the symbol ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1448.html The University of Sheffield has won a national competition for uploading the most freely accessible, open access content during Open Access Week. The Repositories Support Project (RSP) coordinated the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1447.html Two academics from the University of Sheffield’s School of Dentistry have scooped national awards in recognition of their life-time achievement in the dentistry profession. Professor Ric van Noort ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1446.html A team of academics from across the globe has received funding from an international grant competition to test and develop new tools for electronic research, using the innovative and popular <a href="http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/"target="_blank">Old ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1445.html A new report has recommended that the design and development of new homes for older people must become a national priority if the UK is to avoid a future housing crisis. This also offers an exciting business ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1444.html <b>A collaborative venture between the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester, and industrial partners.</b> Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today provided a major boost for the UK's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1443.html Over five hundred people filled the Rotherham Minster last week (Friday 27 November 2009) to watch Edwardian Rotherham on film, as part of special screening curated and funded by the University of Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1442.html A talented student at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a £2,500 scholarship, thanks to the generosity of Barnsley-based engineering company, NOREC Ltd. Ryan Marshall, 22, a fourth year ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1441.html The University of Sheffield has shown-off its green side after being awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon intensity by 3.8 per cent over the past three years. The Carbon Trust Standard ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1440.html The University of Sheffield hosted a celebratory day of discussions and workshops last week (25 November 2009) to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans issues in the work place. The ‘Out@Work’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1439.html Local businesses were given a master-class at the University of Sheffield this week, (Wednesday 25 November 2009) to highlight the benefits of developing trade links with China as part of a bid to embrace ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1437.html A student from the University of Sheffield has won a £3,000 prize after being selected as the winner of a competition asking participants to give an insight into their time at Sheffield. Pól ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1436.html Pioneering research undertaken at the University of Sheffield has revealed that linguistic observations can help doctors differentiate between two of the most common causes of blackouts. The news comes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1435.html A unique project will be launched in Sheffield this week (27 November 2009) which aims to transform the way society views older women. The project, entitled ‘Look at me! Images of Women and Ageing’, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1434.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield took a group of local school children to the British Library in London last week (Tuesday 24 November 2009) to contribute current playground songs and rhymes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1433.html A prize-winning book from a talented University of Sheffield professor has helped the Department of Politics rack-up its fifth ‘best book’ title in the past seven years. Professor Matthew ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1432.html The way NHS Direct assists people with long term health conditions could be transformed thanks to a £2million grant awarded by the National Institute for Health Research to a team of medical experts. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1431.html Budding historians are set to benefit from a new online project which will revolutionise the way we search for historical sources on the internet, thanks to a £198,977 cash boost from JISC*. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1430.html Over 65 exhibitors will be visiting the University of Sheffield next week to meet Yorkshire’s aspiring legal talent at the Sheffield Legal Fair which will be held on Wednesday 25 November 2009, at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1429.html A visit by an advisor to the Nobel Prize committee heralded the opening of a new Centre for Peace History at the University of Sheffield yesterday (18 November 2009). Professor Helge Pharo, from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1428.html Medical students from the University of Sheffield donned their scrubs and fancy dress costumes to spend a week fundraising for the Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. 81 students from the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1427.html Students at the University of Sheffield recently donned their walking boots and lit up their sparklers for a 13-mile night walk through Sheffield and the peaks, raising over £6,000 for local charities. In ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1426.html Law students at the University of Sheffield will be swapping the lecture theatre for the courtroom following the official opening of a new Moot Court yesterday (Wednesday 18 November 2009). The Moot Court, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1425.html Various faiths at the University of Sheffield are working together for a week of celebration and community action at the first ever National Inter Faith Week. (Sunday 15 November-Saturday 21 November). Students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1424.html A professor from the University of Sheffield has been awarded a grant of almost £25,000 by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign to carry out research into incurable neuromuscular conditions. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1422.html One of the University of Sheffield’s most loyal staff members was honoured yesterday (Monday 16 November 2009), when the Department of Chemistry officially opened a suite of rooms named after him. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1423.html Students at the University of Sheffield turned up the heat on their fundraising events last week (12 November 2009), as they took part in a charity Firewalk. Five students took part in the event, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1420.html Sheffield youngsters swapped the classroom for the courtroom last week (12 November 2009), as they took part in a unique outreach event at the University of Sheffield. A group of 120 youngsters from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1421.html A war reporter and award-winning author has crossed the Atlantic to visit the University of Sheffield this week (16-19 November 2009) after being awarded a Visiting Professorship in recognition of his ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1419.html SCRATCHbot, an innovative robot rat developed by Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) and the University of Sheffield, has been named in the list ‘Best of What’s New’ published by <i>Popular ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1418.html Combination therapies to tackle multiple changes in the brain may be needed to combat the growing problem of dementia in ageing societies, according to a study by the University of Sheffield. The findings, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1417.html The University of Sheffield, working in partnership with the Aimhigher NHS strand, hosted a visit for 100 pupils from local schools to give them an insight into a career as a health professional. Students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1416.html Students from the University of Sheffield turned painters and gardeners this weekend (7 November 2009), as they worked with local residents to spruce up their neighbourhood. The event was part of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1415.html Two winning teams of scientific entrepreneurs from the University of Sheffield braved a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style judging panel to soar into the finals of an innovative biotechnology competition. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1414.html Fusion IP plc (LSE: IPO), the university IP commercialisation company that turns world class research into business, has today announced that it has successfully raised £3.2 million to continue investing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1413.html Two lucky law students from the University of Sheffield will be joining a debate with the President of the European Parliament next week (10 November 2009), to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1412.html Martin Fry, frontman of 80’s pop group ABC, may have ditched his trademark gold suit, but the singer proved he is still a golden boy, after helping the University of Sheffield reach a new landmark ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1411.html Creative students at the University of Sheffield hosted a special event this week (5 November 2009) to showcase a series of architecture projects which have benefitted the local community. 100 Masters ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1410.html Leading policy makers, researchers and health experts from around the world gathered in Sheffield this week (2-6 November 2009) to discuss a project to improve the lives of older people. The Easycare ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1409.html New first year students at the University of Sheffield have been getting to know their local community, through a series of volunteering projects aimed at introducing them to the Steel City. Students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1408.html The Social and Spatial Inequalities Research Group at the University of Sheffield's Geography Department has carried out research into the changing social geography of Sheffield. The research was commissioned ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1407.html Students from the University of Sheffield are giving something back to the local community this week (03 November 2009) as they launch a unique volunteer mentoring scheme working with young people in Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1406.html Local people from across the region took part in a week-long series of free events during half-term (26 - 31 October 2009) hosted by students at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1405.html A student from the University of Sheffield has been elected to a prestigious position in the Saudi Students' Clubs and Schools UK association. Ahlam Al-Zahrani, a PhD student from the School of Nursing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1404.html Experts from the worlds of politics, academia and business came together at the University of Sheffield this week (28 October 2009) to discuss social and economic regeneration opportunities for the coal ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1403.html Students from the University of Sheffield were joined by Councillor Paul Scriven yesterday (28 October 2009) to hand over a total of £117,000 to a number of local charities. Four student representatives, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1402.html Budding historians will be whisked back in time in a Roundhouse Halloween Celebration Day at Heeley City Farm, thanks to an ongoing partnership with the University of Sheffield. The event, which will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1401.html Tropical zebrafish have helped researchers at the University of Sheffield pave the way for the discovery of new anti-inflammatory drugs to treat illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1383.html Students from the University of Sheffield are working with local school pupils from Parkwood Academy to design an innovative classroom of the future, as part of an outreach architecture project. Year ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1400.html Prestigious national employers will be exhibiting at the University of Sheffield next week for the Yorkshire Autumn Graduate Recruitment Fair. The Fair, which is now in its ninth year, has attracted more ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1399.html Youngsters from schools across the region were given an insight into the world of stocks and shares last week (20 October 2009), as part of an outreach trip organised by the University of Sheffield. 19 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1398.html Children from Broomhill Infant School visited the University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre to learn about the importance of keeping fit and healthy. 70 pupils attended a variety of exercise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1397.html Members of the public are invited to the University of Sheffield next week (3 November 2009) to witness a rare performance of masked dances and sacred chants, which will showcase the talents of a unique ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1396.html A senior member of the University of Sheffield made a presentation on how Japanese universities could promote organised and continuous cooperation, including double and joint degree programmes, at the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1395.html A panel of politicians, including Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, faced a Question Time grilling by students at the University of Sheffield yesterday (Thursday 22 October 2009) at an event aimed at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1394.html The Kentish-Snowy Plover, a small shorebird found in the US and Europe, is suffering from an identity crisis after scientists at the University of Sheffield and the University of Bath have found genetic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1393.html Visitors to Heeley City Farm on Saturday will be able to don their wellington boots and get stuck-in to finish the walls of an Iron Age Roundhouse, thanks to an ongoing partnership with the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1392.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are set to develop new diagnostic techniques for patients developing glaucoma, thanks to a $50,000 cash boost from the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration. The team ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1391.html Young people from across the region have been putting their team building skills to the test as they took part in a day of challenging activities at the University of Sheffield. 80 Year 10 students from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1390.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield is to investigate whether women with a mutation in a gene that prevents folate (vitamin B9) working effectively, may be at increased risk of breast cancer. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1389.html A high-flying University of Sheffield spin-out company has soared through the economic downturn and ranked 15th on a list of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK. Simcyp, a modelling and simulation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1388.html Robots of the future could have fingertips as sensitive as those of people, thanks to research by the University of Sheffield into the way brains interpret senses. Researchers at the University, along ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1387.html Fright Night in Sheffield is the UK’s biggest Halloween party. Established in 2001, this year 40,000 people are due to attend the city centre event. Held on Sunday 25 October 2009 from 3.30-8.30pm, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1386.html Students from the University of Sheffield have been awarded scholarships from Boeing as part of the aerospace company’s efforts to encourage progression in the field of Engineering. Ten students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1385.html Members of the public are to invited to a series of fun-filled activities during half-term (26-31 October 2009), aimed at encouraging people to reach for the stars. The week-long celebration aims to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1384.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered an imaging agent which could be used to develop new treatments for cancer. The research, published online on 18 October 2009 in the journal <a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1382.html A team of national and international experts, led by an academic at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to look at new methods of researching addiction. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1381.html The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have launched a unique disability outreach scheme which aims to raise the aspirations and motivation of potential disabled learners in Higher ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1380.html An energetic staff member from the University of Sheffield is warming up for a gruelling trek across the rugged terrain of the New Zealand mountains next year, to raise money for charity. Gaynor Hague, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1379.html The President of the American Library Association(ALA) visited the University of Sheffield today (14th October 2009). Dr. Camila Alire addressed postgraduate students and staff at the Department of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1378.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield has scooped one of the major law student awards in the country. Catherine Earnshaw, aged 23, has won the DLA Award, which is presented by leading international ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1377.html The University of Sheffield has joined together with other Yorkshire universities and regional development agency Yorkshire forward to form an innovative research centre which will address the global challenge ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1375.html The University of Sheffield has today (13 October 2009) signed an agreement with a number of partners to conduct research into the performance of fuel which will be used to power commercial aircrafts. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1374.html The University of Sheffield’s School of English Theatre Workshop will pay tribute to the contemporary playwright Howard Barker next week (21-24 October 2009) by staging four performances of his play ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1372.html A study led by a Sheffield Professor could save the NHS millions a year - by proving that treating leg ulcers with inexpensive dressings works just as well as the widely used expensive alternatives. Researchers, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1371.html The University of Sheffield launches its Autumn Concert Season on Tuesday 20 October 2009, with a performance by critically acclaimed chamber ensemble, The Dante Quartet. The Quartet features well-known ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1370.html A major collaboration between two of the University of Sheffield’s support services was officially launched on Friday (Friday 9 October 2009), as part of a bid to help students cope better with the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1369.html A new café bar opened its doors at the University of Sheffield last week to offer not just coffee and cake, but a slice of culture too. As well as providing a relaxing new space to sip drinks and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1368.html Female literary talents took to the spotlight yesterday (Thursday 9 October 2009) at the University of Sheffield, to showcase their work in celebration of National Poetry Day. The ‘Hear Women Poets, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1367.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have made an exciting breakthrough in the control of the movement of single molecules. The findings represent a significant step forward in the field of molecular ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1365.html A student from the University of Sheffield has been Highly Commended in the Association of Women in Property's National Student Awards 2009. Hannah Wright, a third-year Urban Studies student at the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1364.html An exciting £5million renovation project to transform the University of Sheffield’s Union of Students' building is set to kick off next month (November 2009). The award-winning Union, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1363.html An archaeologist from the University of Sheffield has discovered a lost stone circle just a mile away from Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. The exciting new find on the west ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1362.html A leading UK robotics expert will address a meeting at the Conservative party conference today about the impact that new technologies could have for the NHS over the coming decade. Speaking as part of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1366.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield has been awarded the prestigious <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/">Man Booker Prize</a> . Hilary Mantel CBE, who graduated with ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1359.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have created a new online atlas which displays images of the world, but not as we know it. The atlas includes over 200 maps which have been redrawn to show, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1313a.html Rotherham Follies: An Evening of Exotic Cabaret will make its debut at the Rotherham Open Arts Festival to be held between 2-11 October 2009. The show, produced by Professor Vanessa Toulmin of the National ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1356.html Two talented stars from the University of Sheffield outshone their peers by scooping first places at the highly contested Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards. Undergraduate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1355.html Four talented students, who are starting courses at the University of Sheffield this month (September 2009), have been awarded £1,000 scholarships from the Holbeck Charitable Trust to help with their ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1353.html The UK’s first dedicated Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, based at the University of Sheffield, will be hosting a discussion on the portrayal of the mysterious fraternal organisation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1352.html Eco-power rangers at the University of Sheffield are set to battle climate change by encouraging students and staff to switch off and ’go green’, as part of a flagship environmental programme. ‘Degrees ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1351.html A University of Sheffield report, commissioned by the Scottish Government to help ministers make decisions about alcohol policy, shows that minimum pricing combined with an off-licence discount ban could ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1350.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has received national acclaim after being elected an honorary fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP). Emeritus Professor Gillian Gehring O.B.E., from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1349.html Students from the University of Sheffield are in with a chance of winning £3000 as part of an innovative digital competition asking them to give an insight into their time at Sheffield. The ‘Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1348.html A professor from the University of Sheffield has been elected as the new President of the European Society of Pathology. Professor Michael Wells, from the University of Sheffield’s School of Medicine ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1347.html Students and staff at the University of Sheffield are set to turn off their taps and consider their water footprint, in a bid to dramatically reduce water consumption. Water Amnesty Month, which kicks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1346.html A unique new mobile application that will enable students to receive University information direct to their mobile phone is set to be launched in December by the University of Sheffield. The pioneering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1344.html The Turner Museum of Glass at the University of Sheffield opened its doors to members of the public last week (11 September 2009) to provide a unique insight into the technical but delicate art of glass-making. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1343.html A unique evening of in-depth interviews, shedding light on the most powerful people in theatre over the past fifty years, will take place at the British Library next week (14 September 2009). A Night with ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1342.html An aspiring student from the University of Sheffield has shown he is ahead of his game, after pitting himself against academics to represent the University at a prestigious national conference on Shakespeare. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1341.html Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discovered in a Devon cave by a University of Sheffield archaeologist. The two-week dig at Kent’s Cavern ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1340.html Students and academics from the University of Sheffield will be taking part in a new exhibition this month (15-30 September 2009) which will take a revealing look at how Charles Darwin’s ideas still ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1339.html An enterprising senior lecturer from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received national acclaim at the first ever enterprise educators awards. Elena Rodriguez-Falcon ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1338.html A business-minded graduate from the University of Sheffield has scooped a £2,500 prize to turn his sustainable tourism idea into a reality, after achieving the ‘overall winner’ prize ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1336.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has led UK investigations into a new drug that could prevent thousands of British deaths from heart attacks. Dr Robert Storey, Senior lecturer at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1335.html They are both well known as leaders in their field in their home town, but now Professor Lenny Koh from the University of Sheffield and Teresa Hitchcock of DLA Piper are as highly regarded on the other ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1332.html Political experts at the University of Sheffield have been awarded a £100,000 research grant to study governance and reform in light of the recent MP expenses scandal. The funds from the Economic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1334.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has received a prestigious World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS) Young Neurosurgeon Award, for his outstanding contribution to the field of medical ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1331.html A new technique designed to reconstruct the voices of people who have had their vocal cords removed, has been applied by researchers at the University of Sheffield. Students and academics in the Departments ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1330.html HERNING, Denmark, Sept. 2, 2009 – The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) With Boeing, a partnership between the United Kingdom-based university and The Boeing Company ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1329.html Local lass turned international burlesque star Amber Topaz “The Original Yorkshire Tease” will be headlining the Rotherham Open Arts Festival, held between 2 and 11 October 2009. The festival ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1328.html The University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre played host to over 250 budding footballers from across the city as they attended a fun-filled football tournament. Young people aged 11-16 took ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1326.html Businesses in the Sheffield City region are to benefit from a £3m leadership and executive management programme aimed at promoting innovation during the credit crunch. Called ‘Innovation Leaders’, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1325.html The Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre (METRC), which is based at the University of Sheffield, has announced a proof of concept funding call, to support projects which will develop cutting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1324.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that winter warming events in the Arctic could cause major damage to plants that live there. The research findings, published in the Journal ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1322.html Experts in international law will gather at the University of Sheffield this week (26-27 August 2009) to discuss some of the most fundamental issues facing the global community. Government officials, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1321.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield will be conducting an urgent project into Swine Flu that will contribute to the Government’s response to the virus in the coming months. Professor Steve ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1320.html An innovative recycling initiative at the University of Sheffield has raised over £1,700 for local homeless charity, Emmaus. The ‘Bring It, Don’t Bin It’ campaign, a joint initiative ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1319.html A major lead for potential new treatments for Parkinson’s has been discovered by researchers at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Biomedical Science. The study, primarily funded ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1318.html The University of Sheffield’s award-winning improvised comedy troupe, The Shrimps, proudly handed over a cheque for £2,500 to the mental health charity Sheffield Mind. The money was raised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1317.html A professor at the University of Sheffield has been elected as the new Chair of the Medical Schools Council for the UK. Professor Tony Weetman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Medicine at the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/nr/1316.html Bestselling author, Sheffield graduate and Visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield, Lee Child, has launched a series of “Jack Reacher” scholarships at the University of Sheffield. Thanks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1316.html The Director of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (Wednesday 29 July) to discuss the opportunities that arise as a result of cooperation between ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1315.html Young people from across the region visited the University of Sheffield last week (20-23 July 2009) to take part in a fun-filled summer school aimed at raising their aspirations to study medicine at university. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1314.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield were celebrating an extra special achievement last week, after graduating and becoming the first generation in their family to do so. The students, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1313.html The University of Sheffield hosted the annual Skills for Chefs conference last week (15 and 16 July 2009), which saw a number of well-known faces from the catering world come together to share their skills ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1312.html The University of Sheffield hosted a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday (21 July 2009) to mark the start of construction of a new state-of-the-art £12 million research institute. Contractor, ISG will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1311.html A student from the University of Sheffield has been selected for the prestigious <i>Round Table</i> Commonwealth Awards for Young Scholars. Asa Cusack, an MA student in the Department of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1310.html Two students from the University of Sheffield have been awarded two prestigious international scholarships, in recognition of their academic excellence and future leadership potential. Luke Shepherd, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1309.html The University of Sheffield played host to over 130 students from across the South Yorkshire region as they swapped lessons for practical experiments in a project about the science of colour. Students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1308.html The Yorkshire branch of the Institute of Physics (IOP) celebrated the work of two ground-breaking physicists from the Yorkshire region yesterday (Thursday 16 July 2009) by establishing blue memorial plaques ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1304.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been involved in an extensive programme of field work which has brought people from Sheffield's learning disability community together with public transport ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1307.html Pupils from primary schools across the city visited the University of Sheffield last week (7, 8 and 9 July 2009) to explore the world of medicine with the cuddly toy academic, Professor Fluffy. The primary ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1306.html Crime-thriller writer Lee Child and Sheffield-born Master Cutler, Gordon Bridge will receive honorary degrees from the University of Sheffield next week. They are among twelve recipients who will receive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1305.html A research associate at the University of Sheffield has been awarded the 2009 grant from The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation (PPGF) Fellowship Programme for his research proposal examining star clusters. Dr ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1303.html The University of Sheffield arranged a Picnic in the Park for members of the local community and University staff yesterday (Wednesday 8 July 2009) to celebrate and thank people for all the work they have ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1302.html School children from across the region battled it out in a series of science and technology challenges at the University of Sheffield this week (8 and 9 July 2009). The event, which was run by MSC Projects ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1301.html The University of Sheffield is running an archaeological field school for international students and students at the University around their excavations of Sheffield Manor Lodge. The Archaeology Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1300.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield (UK), St Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) and Vienna University of Technology (Austria), have found a new way to increase the storage capacity ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1299.html The University of Sheffield is inviting the public to come down to the Rivelin Valley this Sunday (5 July 2009), between 11am and 3pm to have a look at the history behind the start of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1297.html Fifty million years ago, the North and South Poles were ice-free and crocodiles roamed the Arctic. Since then, a long-term decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has cooled the Earth. Researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1298.html Back by popular demand, the award-winning Mitchell & Kenyon Collection of historical local footage is to be shown in a special evening at the University of Sheffield on Tuesday 7 July 2009. The film ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1296.html Two physicists from the University of Sheffield have been awarded Institute of Physics (IOP) medals for their outstanding contributions to their respective research fields. Professor Gillian Gehring was ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1295.html A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week (1 July 2009) at an international ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1294.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are using tropical fish to help understand human diseases such as heart disease, asthma and Parkinson’s disease. Zebrafish, a minnow-like fish, could provide ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1293.html Over 130 teenagers from schools across the region visited the University of Sheffield last week for a unique outreach event, designed to teach the students about the law, and how it affects them. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1292.html International legal practice DLA Piper will play a key role in helping the University of Sheffield remain at the forefront of learning and teaching, research and funding initiatives. The Sheffield office ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1289.html Senior members of staff from the University of Sheffield and the Union of Students took time out the office yesterday (23 June 2009) to lend a hand in the local community. Members of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1285.html One of Britain’s most sought after composers and conductors, made an exclusive appearance in Sheffield last week (19 June 2009), to close the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Cathedral’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1284.html The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Graham Oxley, visited the University of Sheffield yesterday (Thursday 18 June 2009) to cut the red ribbon and officially open the new Jessop Development. The £33 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1283.html The University of Sheffield has awarded this year’s Chancellor’s Medal to a student who has transformed the University student newspaper with his editorship. Ciaran Jones, who will graduate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1282.html Volunteers at the University of Sheffield were celebrating last night (9 June 2009) as SheffieldVolunteering held its annual Showcase event, which recognised just some of the highlights from this year’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1281.html An honorary teacher at the University of Sheffield has received national recognition by becoming a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Dr Martin Talbot, from the University of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1280.html Law teachers from across the region came together with academics at the University of Sheffield last week (11 June 2009) to share ideas on teaching law and how best to prepare students for university. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1279.html Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a revolutionary piece of software to enhance the analysis and management of forensic details at a crime scene thanks to funding from the Engineering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1277.html Popular school playground games are to be converted into Wii-type computer games as part of a unique collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, London and East London, and the British Library ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1278.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have uncovered what determines how fast plants grow, and how evolution has adjusted this speed limit over millions of years, as the levels of the greenhouse gas ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1276.html Nicolas Moulin, an internationally acclaimed artist and artist in residence at the University of Sheffield, is exhibiting his work at the Site Gallery in Sheffield between June and August this year, in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1275.html The University of Sheffield opened a centre of excellence for bone research today (Tuesday 9 June 2009), to mark a new phase of its outstanding research into bone related diseases in both adults and children. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1274.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield are leading a project to determine the conservation status of the world’s cactus species. Cacti have long been thought to be one of the groups of species ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1273.html François Bayle, one of the world’s leading composers, visited the University of Sheffield at the weekend (Saturday 6 June 2009) to officially open the state-of-the-art Soundhouse building. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1234.html Members of the local community, along with staff and students from the University of Sheffield, battled it out in Sheffield’s Wipeout Challenge last week (Friday 8 May 2009). Based on the hit TV ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1272.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield has produced two unique programmes for BBC Radio 4, looking at the psychology behind music recordings. Terry Curran, a graduate from the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1270.html Professor Danny Dorling, of the University of Sheffield, has received the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Back Award, for geographical research that has made an outstanding contribution to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1269.html An innovative business scheme is being launched by the University of Sheffield, along with other universities in the region, which is set to help both local businesses and graduates during the economic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1268.html Students at the University of Sheffield, who are soon to return home for the summer, are being encouraged to donate unwanted items, such as t-shirts, crockery and books to a charitable cause. The Bring ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1267.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Human Resources (HR) has been recognised for their exceptional efforts and their impact on the University with an award for HR excellence. The Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1266.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield will look into the cost-effectiveness of investigation and hospital admission for minor head injuries. Sheffield’s research is one of four projects commissioned ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1265.html Budding scientists from across the region visited the University of Sheffield last week to get to grips with some hands-on science experiments. 90 Year 9 students from across South Yorkshire and North ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1264.html Students from the University of Sheffield are helping their counterparts at Sunyani Polytechnic in Ghana to reach out to their local community in order to empower the Ghanaian people in the areas of building, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1261a.html A postgraduate from the University of Sheffield has brought to life the horror of 1930s Russia during Stalin’s reign through a film and book documenting the experiences of her extended family of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1263.html A robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will warn that we are entering into a dangerous moral era where operatives can sit at games consoles anywhere in the world and strike terror into villages ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1262.html A new exhibition at the University of Sheffield will give a rare insight into the world of one of the leading composers of the twentieth-century, Olivier Messiaen. Olivier Messiaen was one of the great ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1261.html The University of Sheffield, in partnership with Qatar University (QU) and The Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) in the Middle East, has launched a new centre for the production of environmentally-friendly ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1260.html The brain changes that occur as part of the disease Alzheimer’s, are not necessarily associated with dementia in very elderly people, according to a new study involving the University of Sheffield. Scientists ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1259.html New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will assess the benefits of different methods of managing tooth decay in children’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1258.html A student from the University of Sheffield, who suffered from a rare form of lymphatic cancer, is warming up for a gruelling 100km trek across Iceland to raise money for charity. Tom Grew, a 24 year old ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1257.html Students from the University of Sheffield have designed a number of new products to help and aid carers and patients at St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield. As part of their studies students from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1256.html Staff members from the University of Sheffield got their hands dirty yesterday (Tuesday 26 May 2009) as they spent the day sprucing up the River Don. The 10 volunteers spent the day clearing debris and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1255.html Members of the local community are being invited to get their running shoes on for charity next month (June 2009) and take part in a 24 hour relay race which is being organised by an energetic technician ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1254.html Students from the University of Sheffield have designed a prototype limb support for physiotherapists and patients at St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield to help aid daily massage routines. The team ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1253.html A researcher from the University of Sheffield is contributing to the world’s largest project to explore the origins and impact of one of the most deadly forms of extreme weather - the tornado. Jacqui ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1252.html Students from the University of Sheffield rowed their way to success at the weekend (Sunday 17 May 2009) as they completed a rowing marathon to raise money for charity. The 30 students from the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1251.html Teenagers from secondary schools across Sheffield were celebrating at the University of Sheffield last week (Wednesday 20 May 2009) after completing the first and second phase of an inspirational outreach ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1250.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in conjunction with the North Trent Cancer Network, have today (21 May 2009) announced the launch of two pioneering projects to gain more knowledge about the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1249.html The University of Sheffield hosted a ‘Dragons Den’ style event for young entrepreneurs from all over the Yorkshire and the Humber region yesterday (Tuesday 19 May), as part of Solutions for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1248.html Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Exeter have been awarded a combined grant of £450k from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to look into the relationship ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1247.html The University of Sheffield is delighted to announce that Dr Philip Harvey will take up the role of Registrar and Secretary in September, following the retirement of Dr David Fletcher. Dr Harvey is currently ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1246.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield, funded by the UK’s leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, have uncovered how a type of brain cell is affected in Alzheimer’s. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1245.html Five exhibitors associated with the University of Sheffield are celebrating today (19 May 2009) after scooping awards at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show. Caroline Hobart, a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1243.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield has won a national competition after designing a public space which would minimise the effects of a terrorist attack. Peter Hughes, a graduate from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1244.html Students from the University of Sheffield joined critically acclaimed and widely exhibited artist, Nicolas Moulin, in a day of creative activity at the Moor in Sheffield last weekend (Saturday 16 May 2009). Berlin-based ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1242.html Two scientists from the University of Sheffield have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the highest possible accolade for British scientists. Professor Neil Hunter and Professor Maurice Skolnick ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1241.html The University of Sheffield has invested in its growing Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (DDSS) with the refurbishment of the Hillsborough Centre (named in memory of students who died in the Hillsborough ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1240.html Two of Sheffield’s best known names have teamed up to develop joint projects across the globe. Sheffield United Football Club, in the Wembley play-off final for the Premier League, and the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1239.html The new Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, will visit the University of Sheffield to give a poetry reading next month (June) as part of the University’s ‘New Ground’ public season of art, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1238.html With the start of National Smile Month (17 May-16 June 2009) just a few days away, researchers at the University of Sheffield offer their top tips on a healthy smile, and why good oral health is not the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1237.html A research team from the University of Sheffield has scooped Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘Team of the Year’ award. The team, led by Dr Ingunn Holen, of the University’s School of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1236.html A professor from the University of Sheffield has received a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing; the highest honour the Royal College of Nursing can bestow. Professor Roger Watson, from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1235.html Five exhibitors associated with the University of Sheffield will head to London later this month (May 2009) to demonstrate their horticultural expertise at the biggest event in the gardening calendar, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1232.html The Parkinson ’s Disease Society (PDS) has announced funding of nearly £240,000 towards research at the University of Sheffield which will look into the possibility of slowing down the onset ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1231.html The Edge Café in the Endcliffe Village at the University of Sheffield is not just offering a coffee and a cake to students returning from their Easter break. It has now been transformed into a Café ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1230.html Students from the University of Sheffield are set to benefit from a new funding scheme created by aerospace giant Boeing. A total of £27,285 has been donated by Boeing to fund scholarships and additional ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1130.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Music and Sheffield Cathedral will host a diverse and vibrant programme of events next month (June) exploring music, arts, crafts, film, world cultures ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1229.html Students from the University of Sheffield had their creative business skills put to the test last week (Wednesday 28 April 2009) as they took part in an ‘Apprentice’ style challenge to raise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1228.html Staff from the University of Sheffield’s Academic Services got their hands dirty last week (Friday 24 April 2009) as they helped spruce up a children’s allotment area at Reignhead Primary School ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1227.html The University of Sheffield’s Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) is holding a free business breakfast for local businesses on Tuesday 12 May 2009 at The Source, Meadowhall, to talk about how to gain ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1226.html Heeley City Farm is holding a Farming Heritage Day on Saturday 2 May 2009 between 11am and 3pm, and letting people try their hands at ancient crafts for free. Families will have the opportunity to try ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/11225.html <b>The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Theatres present Ida Barr’s Variety Parade Lyceum Theatre, Sunday 24 May, 8pm, tickets £18-22 Box Office 0114 249 6000 www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/11224.html The UK’s most exciting and talented writers, performers and scholars will come to Sheffield this summer as part of the University of Sheffield’s new public season of art, music and literature. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1224.html The University of Sheffield will host a series of public events next month (May 2009) exploring the social and economic value of water. The Catchment Science Awareness Month will focus on the redevelopment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1223.html Students from schools across Yorkshire and the wider region were yesterday investigating a murder mystery at the University of Sheffield, as part of the Salters' Festival of Chemistry. The event, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1222.html Reducing CO2 emissions is at the forefront of companies’ minds at present due to the government’s recent set targets for a 20% reduction of emissions. In light of this, the University of Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1221.html Over 100 local youngsters from schools across the region attended an inspirational outreach conference at the University of Sheffield this week, which aimed to raise their aspirations for the future and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1220.html A research associate from the University of Sheffield has been nationally recognised as one of Britain’s most promising young entrepreneurs, after developing a product which has the potential to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1219.html Big name employers will be on the lookout for new recruits at the University of Sheffield next week at the annual spring graduate recruitment fair. The ‘Spring into Jobs Fair’ will take place ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1217.html Research at the University of Sheffield has found that computer simulation can be used to discover how and why people think and act as they do. A study by Professor Richard Eiser, from the Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1215.html Sheffield's two universities have been awarded £1.6 million to help the region's businesses and individuals struggling with the economic downturn. In conjunction with Higher Futures - the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1214.html The University of Sheffield has unveiled its innovative Arthur Willis Environment Centre, which will house specialist research teams studying the biology of plants and social insects, such as ants and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1210.html Research by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield has generated stunning new images of Sheffield Manor in its Elizabethan heyday. The new digital reconstructions, undertaken as part of a joint ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1213.html Research funded by RNID and Deafness Research UK has made a major breakthrough towards using stem cells as a treatment for hearing loss in the future. The work will be presented on Monday 6 April 2009 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1212.html Students from the University of Sheffield were given a lesson in creative cooking at the weekend, as they took part in a unique culinary event. The Pass-it-On cooking day, based on Jamie Oliver’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1211.html Teaching school children about common mental health problems can reduce prejudice and negative attitudes towards mental illness, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1209.html Pupils from a Sheffield primary school learnt how to look after their smile yesterday (Monday 31 March 2009) as part of a fun-filled day of dentistry at the University of Sheffield. Pupils from Charnock ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1208.html SheffieldVolunteering, based in the Union of Students at the University of Sheffield, has received a High Sheriff Badge in recognition of its positive impact on the local community. The High Sheriff Badge ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1207.html A Sheffield student who overcame a serious neurological condition is pounding the streets in aid of a major city hospital charity. Tom Wainwright, aged 26, is gearing up for this year’s SIG Insulations ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1206.html The University of Sheffield has been awarded substantial funding from the UK's leading engineering and physical science research funding agency to assist and improve engagement between researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1205.html An international student from the University of Sheffield has been named as runner-up in the regional finals of the UK’s biggest international student competition due to her inspirational story of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1204.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield are one step closer to launching a satellite mission to measure the biomass in the Earth’s forests. BIOMASS is one of three satellites currently competing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1203.html Research from the University of Sheffield has shown that the large majority of private rented housing in Scotland is owned by individual landlords rather than large-scale companies, despite deregulation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1202.html A professor from the University of Sheffield has been honoured with the British Computer Society’s Lovelace Medal for his significant contribution to the development of information technology. Yorick ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1201.html Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, visited the University of Sheffield last week to discuss the improvement of healthcare in developing countries. Entitled, 'Our ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1200.html Students from across Europe will engage in a weekend of enterprise skills and entrepreneurial behaviour at the University of Sheffield, as part of the annual UK Entrepreneurial Summit (UKES). The students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1199.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield and Queen’s University Belfast have made a unique discovery which will help us understand one of the most puzzling features of the Sun. The research has ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1198.html The University of Sheffield and the Students’ Union are celebrating culture and diversity with World Week (Monday 23 – Sunday 29 March 2009), which seeks to raise awareness about culture, issues ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1197.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has lead an international team of experts contributing to an exciting new science documentary which will tell the story of human conception as it’s never ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1196.html London Fashion week may have finished, but the University of Sheffield continues to celebrate fashion in style with one of their talks from the 2009 Arts-Science Encounters programme, discussing what happens ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1195.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered vital information about how bacteria manage to survive in an enormous range of habitats, including human beings. The team of scientists, led ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1194.html Students from the University of Sheffield gave something back to the local community this weekend as part of SheffieldVolunteering’s annual Just Do It event. The event saw over 150 students take ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1192.html Sporting stars from the City’s two Universities are warming up for the most eagerly awaited event on their sporting calendar - Varsity Challenge 2009. The event, which kicks off on Sunday 22 March ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1191.html The University of Sheffield has been awarded substantial funding for its postgraduate research studentships across the Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences subjects from the Arts and Humanities Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1190.html A free legal service, which was set up by SheffieldVolunteering and the School of Law and run by Law students at the University of Sheffield, was re-launched last week to include a free drop in clinic. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1189.html An honorary research fellow at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield health visitor has been shortlisted for a prestigious research award. Dr Patrice Van Cleemput, who has been working as a nurse ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1188.html A top robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will describe how autonomous robot weapons will populate future wars and that the military must be ready to face the challenge head on, in a talk to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1186.html A unique collection of images taken by leading photographer Chris Clunn have gone on display for the first time in Sheffield as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1187.html The United Nations has designated 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy and the University of Sheffield is taking the lead in the Yorkshire and Humber region to get the general public involved and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1185.html When we think of recycling we usually think of the glass jars, packaging and newspapers that fill household recycling bins. However, recycling is about so much more, as school children from High Storrs ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1184.html Why are farmers turning some of their land into burial grounds? Why are increasing numbers of people choosing a meadow or a tree as a memorial, rather than a headstone in a churchyard or cemetery? Researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1183.html Vaccination of the world’s domestic dog population could lead to the elimination of rabies, according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield. Each year more than 55,000 people ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1182.html Students from the University of Sheffield and lawyers from Sheffield-based Irwin Mitchell swapped pens for paint brushes to help the Yemeni Community Association (YCA) refurbish their HQ in Sheffield. A ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1181.html The University of Sheffield is working in partnership with a local community charity who work with youngsters who struggle in mainstream education or have been excluded from school to train them with the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1180.html Sheffield Cathedral Choir will make musical history next week, when they perform the UK premiere of a French choral work, as part of the University of Sheffield’s Spring concert season. The concert, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1179.html A successful partnership which saw the University of Sheffield use its expertise to help a manufacturing company develop and design a new antenna to be used in mobile and hand held devices, has been recognised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1178.html When we think of science we often picture researchers working in white coats and laboratories, however this isn't always the case. Science is also about people and society and the changing world around ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1177.html Sporting stars from Sheffield’s two universities are warming up for the annual British Universities and College Sports (BUCS) Championships, which will take place in the city next week. The Championships, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1176.html Students from the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery are in the final stages of producing a new beer for 2009. As part of the launch on 19 March 2009, students and the general ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1175.html The University of Sheffield is bringing together Britain’s best student and young comedic talent in venues across the University’s Union of Students for the first time ever, as part of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1174.html The University of Sheffield and Heeley City Farm are inviting the local community to ‘do something funny for money,’ on Saturday 14 March 2009, to raise money for Comic Relief and to help with ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1173.html Some of the best minds from arts and science will be brought together in a special series of talks at the University of Sheffield this Spring. Renowned artists and scientists will talk around their topics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1172.html The University of Sheffield will be hosting the Yorkshire and Humberside European Youth Parliament (EYP) on Monday 2 March 2009 at the University’s Firth Hall. The event will provide a platform for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1171.html Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, will be visiting the University of Sheffield on Thursday 5 March 2009, to talk about his experience and knowledge of English Common Law. During his visit the Archbishop ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1170.html Most wild species are expected to colonise northwards as the climate warms, but how are they going to get there when so many landscapes are covered in wheat fields and other crops? A study published today ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1169.html Students at the University of Sheffield will be demonstrating their support of Fairtrade with a special Fashion Show during Fairtrade Fortnight (23 February – 8 March 2009). Organised by the Union ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1168.html The UK’s first dedicated Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, based at the University of Sheffield, will be hosting a series of public lectures to present new perspectives on the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1167.html Rt Hon David Blunkett, MP for Sheffield Brightside, and a secret millionaire will be celebrating Sheffield's diversity in a week long celebration (23-27 February). The ‘Building Bridges’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1166.html Sheffield’s two universities will team up next week to explore the complex world of science and technology - from gases and fireballs, to looking at the first generation of superhumans. The University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1165.html Members of the local community are invited to don their foam fingers and face paints this weekend as Sheffield’s two universities take to the ice. The competition will see sporting stars from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1164.html As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week (23 – 28 February 2009), students at the University of Sheffield are running an awareness campaign to help the general public and students to understand ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1163.html The University of Sheffield’s distinctive Information Commons building has scooped the Best Building Award at the inaugural Sheffield Design Awards. The building, designed by architects RMJM, scooped ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1162.html New research at the University of Sheffield has shown that oil can be extracted from waste coffee beans and used to produce biofuel for cars. If this potential new energy source can be produced commercially, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1161.html A headless lady and a five inch tall girl swimming in a goldfish bowl will be just some of the unusual sideshows on display at a new exhibition in Blackpool this week (13 - 22 February 2009). The extraordinary ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1160.html The University of Sheffield has this week launched a unique Centre which aims to expose ways in which media freedom is undermined or abused and to examine news media standards of independence and truthfulness. Based ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1159.html There is no denying the importance of China to the world economy at present and some claim in the next 20 – 25 years China will have overtaken the USA to become the dominant country of the world. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2009/1158.html A fascinating fusion of Spanish and Indian music will open the University of Sheffield’s Spring concert season next week. The concert, which will take place on Tuesday 10 February 2009, will feature ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1156.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield are involved in an ambitious project led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, looking into a new, higher-yielding rice plant ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1157.html The National Institute of Japanese Studies (NIJS), a joint initiative between the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, as part of the White Rose East Asia Centre, is amongst the beneficiaries of a major ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1155.html Teachers and pupils are set to benefit from a new wiki which has been launched as an extension to the innovative and popular Old Bailey Proceedings Online website (www.oldbaileyonline.org). The new wiki, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1154.html An inspirational outreach project, which has run in partnership with the University of Sheffield, has helped to empower local youngsters from the Burngreave area of Sheffield and improve their educational ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1153.html Two influential scholars from the Caribbean will be honoured by the University of Sheffield at degree congregations to be held this week in Trinidad (29 January 2009) and St Lucia (1 February 2009). Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1152.html The University of Sheffield has pledged to support Sheffield’s younger generation as part of a new city-wide initiative. The ‘Pledge for Success’ campaign, which has been established ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1151.html Budding footballers from across the region will be put through their paces this week as a new Development Centre is launched at the University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre. The Development ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1150.html The University of Sheffield is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution by running, in collaboration with the Showroom Cinema, a vibrant programme of film and activities to capture the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1149.html A student from the University of Sheffield has developed a unique recycling scheme which will help transform the lives of street workers in Colombia. Sarah Tomlinson, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1148.html A striking new building, which represents a multi-million pound investment in Arts and Humanities by the University of Sheffield, has been completed this week. The £21.2 million landmark development, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1147.html Former Vice-Chancellor and academic leader, Professor Bob Boucher, will return to the University of Sheffield this week to receive an honorary degree. He will be joined by two other recipients of the accolade, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1146.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have devised an innovative technique to join together nanoscale-objects. The joining technique, known as nanowelding, can be used to take the manufacturing of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1145.html Students at the University of Sheffield are being given the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Japanese language and culture through a new partnership between the University and Doshisha University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1144.html An international team of researchers, led by Dr Edward Hanna from the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography, has discovered that the intensity of windstorms around the British Isles has ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1143.html International experts in genocide and mass violence will gather at the University of Sheffield in early January (9-12 January 2009) to discuss the ongoing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1142.html A breakthrough by Sheffield researchers has uncovered vital information about how bacteria resist attack by the human body's immune system. Microbiologists at the University, working with colleagues ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1141.html Top robotics expert Professor Noel Sharkey, of the University of Sheffield, has called for international guidelines to be set for the ethical and safe application of robots before it is too late. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1139a.html The University of Sheffield is among the top ten in the Russell Group, the association of leading UK research-intensive universities, according to today’s (18 December 2008) results of the independent ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1139.html Sheffield is set to become a world centre for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after the University of Sheffield gained planning permission to build an £12 million research institute in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1138.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have been actively involved in developing environmental education in South Africa as part of a unique outreach project. The Iimbovane (which means "ants" ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1137.html Paul Thomas, a graduate from the University of Sheffield and successful contestant on the BBC’s <i>Dragons’ Den</i>, met with budding entrepreneurs yesterday (Thursday 11 December ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1136.html Local school children will be building and programming their own robots this week in a competition that will see them explore the issue of climate change and the impact many experts believe it has on individuals ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1135.html A teacher at the University of Sheffield has been recognised by two national academies for her outstanding contribution to both the student experience and teaching. Elena Rodriquez -Falcon, who is a teacher ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1134.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have been awarded a research grant to study the effectiveness of a combination of drugs used to stop breast cancer from growing and spreading. Professor Nicola ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1133.html The University of Sheffield will be hosting magical earwigs, burlesque beauties and dancing pigs this month, as the world of Edwardian entertainment is presented, dissected and disseminated in a unique ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1132.html Stunning images showing Sheffield’s magnificent stone castle as it may have appeared over 700 years ago have been produced by archaeologists at the University of Sheffield. The images, which are ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1131.html The University of Sheffield will help train the next generation of science and engineering leaders in five new centres, thanks to major investment by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1130.html SheffieldVolunteering, based in the Union of Students at the University of Sheffield, has been officially recognised as 'Volunteering Team of the Year' and was commended as an 'Exceptional ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1128.html A University of Sheffield report, commissioned by the Department of Health to help Government Ministers decide future alcohol policy, shows that policies which lead to price increases reduce alcohol consumption ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1129.html Students from the University of Sheffield got their hands dirty over the weekend (Sunday 30 November) when they helped smarten up the Shepherd Wheel development area in Bingham Park. The eleven students, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1127.html Professor Dan Cruickshank, architectural historian and TV presenter, will be visiting the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 10 December 2008, to give local people an insight into the making of architectural ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1126.html Britain is segregated more than ever, according to a major new report from the University of Sheffield. The report, which was commissioned by the BBC, shows how the UK has changed socially over the past ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1125.html The University of Sheffield has breathed new life into one of Sheffield’s most treasured buildings, allowing future generations to enjoy its exquisite craftsmanship and grandeur for years to come. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1123b.html Contrary to common scientific belief, the length of a sperm’s tail does not always determine how fast it can swim. Researchers from the University of Sheffield have shown that in the counter-intuitive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1124.html The University of Sheffield and Heeley City Farm have teamed up to offer budding builders the unique chance to help in the construction of an Iron Age Roundhouse at Heeley City Farm on Sunday 30 November ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1123.html The University of Sheffield has revamped its recycling initiatives by installing an inventive new machine. The Reverse Vending Machine, which is the first of its kind in Yorkshire, will offer incentives ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1122.html A volcanologist from the University of Sheffield has received a prestigious Rolex Award for Enterprise, after impressing judges with his innovative device, which will help in the prediction of volcanic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1121.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has contributed to a pioneering study that has uniquely compared the meteorological and glaciological changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. The research findings, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1120.html Over 75 exhibitors will be visiting the University of Sheffield next week to meet with Yorkshire’s promising legal talent at the Sheffield Legal Fair. The event, which will be held in the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1119.html Best-selling crime thriller writer and graduate of the University of Sheffield, Lee Child, will be in Sheffield this week (Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 November 2008) to share his extensive literary knowledge ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1118.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Music will be helping to bring fun and magic to the wards of the Sheffield Children’s Hospital, when they host their annual Children’s Hospital ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1117.html Students from the University of Sheffield are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity after gaining permission to re-record Band Aid's 1980s hit Do they know its Christmas? Forge Radio, the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1116.html The University of Sheffield’s Confucius Institute has teamed up with Creative Sheffield to offer businesses in Sheffield the unique opportunity to find out what it takes to break into the China market. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1115.html The Ruler of Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), received an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield yesterday (10 November 2008) in recognition of his distinguished ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1114.html Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have helped members of the local public uncover a wealth of structural remains relating to the former Cromford Engine House, on the Sheep Pasture Incline ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1113.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a highly prestigious €1.947 million 'Advanced Investigator Grant' by the European Research Council (ERC) to study complex systems. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1112.html Olympic bicycles, aircraft wings, hi-fi speakers and wind turbines could one day be made at Yorkshire and Humber’s first composite materials research centre. The £4.5 million AMRC Composite ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1111.html The University of Sheffield celebrated 60 years of teaching Dutch with a special event attended by Nick Clegg MP and the Netherlands Ambassador, Mr Pim Waldeck, as well as 75 alumni and guests. The event, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1110.html Baroness Susan Greenfield, neuroscientist, author and member of the House of Lords, will be visiting the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 12 November 2008, to talk about how science and technology ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1109.html An innovative historical website, hosted by the University of Sheffield, has been named a finalist for a national technology award. The Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org) documents ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1108.html The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Professor Keith Burnett, flew out with the Prime Minister this week for his visit to Saudi Arabia. Professor Burnett accompanied Mr Brown for the first ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1106.html Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, is at the University of Sheffield today (Friday 31 October 2008) to attend the University’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Mr Clegg will deliver a keynote ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1105.html Prestigious national employers will be exhibiting at the University of Sheffield next week for the Yorkshire Autumn Graduate Recruitment Fair. The Fair, which is now in its eighth year, will be held on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1104.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s American football team took time off the pitch at the weekend (Saturday 25 October) to lend a hand in the local community. The Sheffield Sabres volunteered ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1103.html Two engineering graduates from the University of Sheffield have designed a special walking frame for children with brittle bones, who are too small for normal walking aids. Barry Tan and Lim Ji Hui, designed ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1102.html The University of Sheffield's striking Information Commons building has taken the top prize at the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Yorkshire White Rose Awards. The building, designed ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1101.html Maureen McTeer, a well-known Canadian author and lawyer, will be visiting the University of Sheffield today (Wednesday 22 October 2008), to talk about what it means to be human in the 21st Century. Entitled ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1100.html The University of Sheffield has teamed up with Heeley City Farm to offer a series of free heritage and archaeology workshops next week. The workshops, aimed at families, will take place on Wednesday 29 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1099.html The University of Sheffield’s spirit of enterprise has been recognised at the prestigious Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards 2008, after two University spin-out companies won awards. Simcyp, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1097.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Royal Holloway, University of London have argued that the nation’s diet is unlikely to improve significantly if healthy eating policies fail to take ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1098.html World-renowned conductor and honorary graduate of the University of Sheffield, Trevor Pinnock CBE, has won a prestigious Classic FM Gramophone Award. The Gramophone Awards, often called the Oscars of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1096.html Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Sheffield have created an ‘atlas of death’ which charts the geographical pattern of mortality in Great Britain. The full colour atlas shows ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1095.html A number of PhD students at the University of Sheffield will be given a unique opportunity to carry out their studies in Singapore as part of a new partnership agreement between the University and the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1094.html An All Hallows Eve celebration of mischief with creepy cabaret, divination and dancing, magic and mayhem is lined up at the Blackpool’s Winter Gardens this October to celebrate the end of a unique ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1093.html A professor at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a prestigious Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to cancer research. Professor Barry Hancock, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1092.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have received £2million to invest in a research centre which will help develop cutting edge technology from personal care products to the next generation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1090.html HRH The Duke of York KG joined guests from the top flight of the world’s aerospace companies and suppliers last week (9 October 2008) to open the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1089.html An engineering student from the University of Sheffield has been named most enterprising student in the Midlands, after winning first prize in the regional Shell STEP awards. Tom Garwood, 20, who is ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1088.html A revolutionary new treatment, designed to help stroke patients with word production problems, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The SWORD software therapy programme results ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/0000.html Professor David Secher, the founding Chief Executive of N8 Ltd has retired from the organisation. During his tenure, N8 won £6m in funding from the three northern regional development agencies and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1087.html The University of Sheffield will launch its autumn concert series on Tuesday 14 October 2008, with a performance by British pianist, Angela Brownridge. Known as one of the world’s finest pianists, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1086.html The University of Sheffield’s Centre for Research into Freemasonry, together with the Showroom Cinema, will screen two radical films this Autumn, documenting the mysterious world of the fraternal ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1085.html The University of Sheffield has been nominated for two prestigious national awards in recognition of its continued support for international students and for offering a great student experience. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1084.html Only one in ten Britons are able to identify what a bedbug looks like, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield. These research findings, published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1082.html A controversial book by a Sheffield academic documenting the shocking truth and atrocities of the first German genocide in South-West Africa (Namibia) has been published in English for the first time and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1081.html Fright Night started in 2001 as a small event on Fargate and in eight years has grown into Britain's biggest Halloween Party – Fright Night attracts over 35,000 visitors each year. This year ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1080.html Cancer research at the University of Sheffield has been given a £2million cash boost, following a grant from several funders, including Cancer Research UK. The grant is part of a nationwide initiative ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1079.html An Urban Studies and Planning student from the University of Sheffield has been announced as the winner of the Association of Women in Property National Student Award 2008. Marie Reaveley received the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1078.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be able to get their teeth into a range of new and exciting volunteering projects thanks to a funding boost from the youth volunteering charity, ‘V’. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1077.html Students from the University of Sheffield have become community champions of Europe, after winning the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) European Symposium. The annual competition, which was held at the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1076.html A striking, state-of-the-art black box development, known as the Soundhouse, has become the first building to be completed this year on the University of Sheffield Jessop site. The innovative music practice ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1075.html Two students from the University of Sheffield have designed posters to help explain their research to the general public and make them aware of what is being done in the scientific community to improve ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1074.html The University of Sheffield’s Endcliffe Village has received a new addition in the form of a large steel sculpture. Entitled ‘Ingots’, the sculpture was specially designed for the new ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1073.html Students from the University of Sheffield will showcase their community work at a European competition in London next week, including work they have carried out with visually impaired children in Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1072.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has been presented with a prestigious award by the American Political Science Association (APSA) for the best book on women and politics. Dr Georgina Waylen, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1071.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield will move one step closer to solving some of the universe’s biggest mysteries as the world’s largest physics experiment gets underway at CERN, the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1070.html HBG has been appointed by the University of Sheffield as its preferred bidder for the first phase of refurbishing the Grade II* listed Arts Tower. The value of the first phase contract is approximately ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1067.html Interviews of playwrights, directors, actors, stagehands and theatregoers from post-war theatre, as well as theatrical manuscripts, letters and photographs, will be on display for the first time at a unique ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1066.html Students from the University of Sheffield who raised a whopping £64,000 for charity by completing a 1,700 miles hitch-hike to Estonia, are at it again, this time to deliver the money to their chosen ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1065.html Archaeologists at the University of Sheffield are to create a permanent record of the iconic Tinsley Towers before they are demolished later this month by energy company E.ON. E.ON has announced it will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1064.html An energetic law student from the University of Sheffield is getting his running shoes on for charity as he prepares to tackle two of the biggest road races in the north of England. Jack Marsh, 21, is ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1063.html A new display at Museums Sheffield explores the historic rituals associated with drinking, from tea for two to a favourite tipple at the local inn, thanks to a collaborative project between the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1061.html Breast cancer patients could soon benefit from a new combination of treatments that can stop tumours from growing, research from the University of Sheffield has shown. During treatment a breast cancer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1062.html The University of Sheffield has received its 5,000th individual donation, thanks to a generous geography graduate. Jonathan Kempster, who graduated from the University’s Department of Geography ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1060.html A top UK robotics expert has predicted that the UK will use robots in a bid to crack down on the crime plaguing the country’s streets in the next 75 years. According to the study, carried out by ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1059.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found that private developers now fund £4 billion of England’s local capital infrastructure, including roads and schools and new affordable ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1058.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have shown how bacteria could be used as a future fuel. The research, published in the journal Bioinformatics, could have significant implications for the environment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1057.html Energy experts at the University of Sheffield have warned that MPs’ recent findings into the high levels of UK energy prices are superficial and that urgent action is needed to protect consumers. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1056.html Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, will visit the University of Sheffield tomorrow (Thursday 31 July 2008) to learn more about the technology currently being developed to support older people ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1055.html A law graduate from the University of Sheffield has won a prestigious theatre prize after being recognised as one of the most promising theatre students in London. Claire Atha was one of ten students to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1054.html It was an extra special day for five students from the University of Sheffield last week, when they received their medical degrees and became the first members of their family to graduate. Their achievement ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1053.html A medical graduate of the University of Sheffield was finally presented with his degree certificate today (Wednesday 23 July), 59 years after completing his studies at the University. Dr Peter Lee, 82, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1052.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found strong evidence to suggest that price increases and taxation have a significant effect in reducing demand for alcohol. The research, commissioned ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1051.html Teenagers from across the region were flying high at the University of Sheffield last week, when they took a ride in the University’s flight simulator. The unique experience was one of several activities ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1050.html Sheffield-born artist Joe Scarborough and Reverend Canon Adrian Alker, vicar of St Marks’ Church in Broomhill, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield next week. They are ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1049.html British heptathlete Jessica Ennis and Paul McKay, captain of the highly successful 2008 Sheffield University Challenge team, are to receive the University of Sheffield’s Chancellor’s Medal. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1048.html Schoolchildren from Sheffield will be building solar powered cars and robots at the University of Sheffield this week, as part of a Science and Technology Challenge day. The activity day, which is being ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1047.html Biofusion plc, the University of Sheffield’s commercialisation company that turns world-class university research into business, has expanded its existing 10 year exclusive agreement with the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1046.html The University of Sheffield is one of eight universities to have been awarded funding by the BBSRC* and three other UK Research Councils to build multidisciplinary capacity in the emerging field of synthetic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1045.html A report by the University of Sheffield shows that the experience of “restorative justice”, in which offenders confront their crime victims, reduces the frequency of reconviction by an average ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1043.html Best-selling crime thriller writer and graduate of the University of Sheffield Lee Child has been awarded a Visiting Professorship by the University, in recognition of his extraordinary literary talent. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1042.html Pupils from four specialist science, engineering, mathematics and business schools in Yorkshire gathered at the University of Sheffield this week (Tuesday 24 June 2008), to present their ideas on how to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1041.html The Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield has scooped a prestigious teaching prize from the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Professor John Yates has been awarded ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1040.html Over 150 teenagers from schools across the region will be taking part in a unique activity day at the University of Sheffield this week to learn more about the law, how it affects their everyday lives ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1039.html Two legends from the worlds of sport and science will be at the University of Sheffield next week to take local schoolchildren on an adventure of scientific discovery. Tony Currie, former Sheffield United ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1038.html A medical student from the University of Sheffield is hoping to break a world record in the extreme sport of coasteering and at the same time raise thousands of pounds for charity. Terence McLoughlin, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1037.html Staff and students from the University of Sheffield will be giving something back to the local community this week as part of SheffieldVolunteering’s new ‘Summer Volidays’ event. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1036.html The pioneering Wonderland exhibition, a showcase of the talent, imagination and creativity of Professor Tony Ryan from the University of Sheffield and artist and designer Professor Helen Storey from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1035.html Leading bioscience researchers at the University of Sheffield have been recognised for their contribution to the UK’s economic and social wellbeing. The team of researchers, led by Professor David ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1034.html ‘Admission All Classes’ and the Grundy Art Gallery present two exhibitions of posters and ephemera celebrating the history of popular entertainment. Top of the Bill from the National Fairground ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1033.html Experts from the University of Sheffield have uncovered clues to Sheffield’s past in the shape of tree carvings. By analysing tree graffiti, Dr Jeff Oliver from ARCUS* and Tim Neal from the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1032.html Alastair Campbell, best known for his role as Director of Communications and Strategy for former Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be at the University of Sheffield today (Monday 16 June 2008) to talk about ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1031.html The University of Sheffield’s Union of Students has been named the ‘Higher Education Union of the Year’ at the first-ever National Union of Students' (NUS) Awards, which were held ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1030.html A group of Sheffield schoolchildren will be swapping their uniforms for white doctors’ coats next week, when they visit the University of Sheffield for a fun-packed activity day.The children from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1029.html An expert at the University of Sheffield has advised that prospective residents of a new eco-town in South Warwickshire could pay less than £100 per year in domestic heating bills. Ian Ward, one ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1028.html Staff and students from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Music will open the annual Broomhill Festival this year with a variety concert at 7.30pm on Thursday June 12 2008. The musical ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1027.html A leading robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will raise the alarm about a new generation of childcare robots being developed in Japan and tested in American schools, at the Cheltenham Science ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1026.html Students from the University of Sheffield have raised over £25,000 for homeless people in Sheffield as part of the University’s ‘Give-As-You-Rent’ scheme. Every year students living ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1025.html The University of Sheffield's Information Commons building has won one of the annual Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Awards 2008. The building’s architects, RMJM, will receive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1024.html Archaeologists at the University of Sheffield have revealed new radiocarbon dates of human cremation burials at Stonehenge, which indicate that the monument was used as a cemetery from its inception just ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1023.html Students from the University of Sheffield have raised over £10,000 in just four days to help victims of the earthquake in China. The money raised will support the Red Cross China Earthquake Appeal, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1022.html The Dean of the University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry has been awarded a prestigious prize by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), for his research into oral ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1021.html Millhouses Park in Sheffield will be transformed into a fun-packed charity festival for people in the local community on Sunday 1 June 2008, thanks to students from the University of Sheffield. Postgraduate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1020.html Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality, according to research carried out by scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1019.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield will be able to unravel the genetic secrets of many of our favourite garden birds, after producing the world’s first genomic linkage map of the Zebra ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1018.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield will be bringing magic, music and comedy to Blackpool’s North Pier this weekend (24 and 25 May 2008) as part of an elaborate end of the pier show. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1017.html The University of Sheffield has logged record numbers of people visiting the newly expanded Old Bailey Proceedings Online website. The site has proved so popular that computing experts at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1016.html The Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell was at the University of Sheffield last night (May 15) to take part in a Question Time style debate about the value of university education. Mr Rammell joined ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1015.html A new one-hour science programme is to be launched this Friday (16 May 2008) on Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM, South Yorkshire's first full-time community radio service. The Sound of Science, broadcast ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1014.html Students from the University of Sheffield have walked away with three gold medals after dominating the British Orienteering Championships, held in Culbin Forest near Inverness. Sheffield University Orienteering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1013.html Over two hundred teenagers from across the region came together at the University of Sheffield last week, to attend a degree style ceremony to celebrate their achievements over the last two years. Pupils ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1012.html A researcher from the University of Sheffield’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been awarded a prestigious prize by the British Association of Cancer Research (BACR). Dr Munitta Muthana, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1011.html The Duke of Devonshire CBE will visit the University of Sheffield next week (Tuesday 13 May 2008) to show his support for the planned Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience. The £18million ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1010.html A research team from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Cancer Studies has scooped Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘Research Team of the Year’ award. The team, led by Campaign ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1006.html Research from the Universities of Sheffield, UK, and California, USA, which shows why infectious diseases and viruses spread from one species to another, could provide a vital tool in predicting future ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1009.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are helping to solve the long-term problem of how to dispose of Britain’s nuclear waste. Over the past 60 years, Britain has established 20 nuclear sites ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1007.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person’s lungs and helps clinicians identify if they are functioning correctly. The new technology ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1008.html Psychologists from the University of Sheffield will examine the causes and effects of work-related violence and bullying in a groundbreaking new study, thanks to a £97,000 grant from the Institution ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1005.html Details of crimes, carried out by the likes of Irish terrorists, train robbers, suffragettes and the infamous Dr Crippen, can be viewed for the first time on the internet from today (28 April 2008), thanks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1004.html A team of researchers, including archaeologists from the University of Sheffield, say it is unlikely that early humans, the so-called hominins, started walking upright because of the need to carry children, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1003.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield have received substantial grants from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop technology that will help screen cargo for drugs, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1002.html Big name employers in business, banking and retail will be on the look out for new recruits next week at Sheffield’s annual Spring Graduate Recruitment Fair. The Spring into Jobs Fair will take place ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1001.html World leaders in dental education and research will gather at the University of Sheffield this week to mark the opening of the School of Clinical Dentistry’s new £5.5 million extension. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/1000.html A leading robotics expert will outline some of the ethical pitfalls of near-future robots to a Parliamentary group today (22 April 2008) at the House of Commons. Professor Noel Sharkey from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/999.html A new scholarship fund has been established at the University of Sheffield thanks to a £100,000 donation. The Dainton family has generously donated the money, which will assist talented students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/998.html Local school children are to stage their own fun and interactive architecture exhibition next week, showcasing a collection of installations and displays they have designed as part of the University of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/997.html A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield. Research published ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/996.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have used their expertise to help a local engineering company prepare to significantly reduce their energy consumption and become more environmentally friendly. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/994.html As part of the Sheffield Safer Communities Partnership, the University of Sheffield is working with the Police, Council, Sheffield Homes and Hallam University to highlight the risks of leaving valuables ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/995.html The University of Sheffield, in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield, has been successful in its bid to develop two National Institute for Health Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/992.html Medical students from the University of Sheffield will be helping sick teddy bears get back on their feet this weekend when they open up a special Teddy Bear Hospital at the Weston Park Museum in Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/993.html Datuk Zamani Mohamad Noor will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield at a degree ceremony in Kuala Lumpur this week. A significant contributor to the development of education ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/991.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/990.html The University of Sheffield’s Management School is helping local managers improve their range of professional skills with an exciting executive programme. The new Executive MBA (EMBA) will be showcased ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/989.html A professor from the University of Sheffield will follow in the footsteps of distinguished predecessors such as Sir Walter Scott, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, after being elected a Fellow of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/988.html Pupils from schools in Yorkshire, and further afield, turned crime scene investigators yesterday as part of a fun-filled day of science at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry. The event, which was held ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/987.html Architecture students at the University of Sheffield have won a prestigious national prize for a creative building they designed and built, using nothing but other people’s rubbish. The students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/986.html Students from the University of Sheffield are set to take part in an epic challenge that will see them hitchhike their way across Europe from Sheffield to Estonia – all in the name of charity. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/985.html Medical students at the University of Sheffield are benefiting from local patient’s knowledge and experience as part of a groundbreaking initiative. The innovative ‘Patients as Educators’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/983.html The University of Sheffield has raised over £1,300 for Sport Relief after holding a gruelling five hour sponsored spinning challenge on Saturday 15 March. Fifteen members of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/982.html Dental students at the University of Sheffield will have the opportunity to get more hands-on experience in a general practice environment after the expansion and refurbishment of the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/981.html The Sheffield University Theatre Company (suTCo) will take part in the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) 2008 this week, after being selected from hundreds of student theatre groups nationwide to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/980.html Perry McCarthy, the original 'Stig' from BBC's Top Gear, has officially launched the Centre of Excellence in Customised Assembly (CECA) - a leading centre dedicated to improving complex assembly ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/979.html The UK’s first dedicated centre for research into freemasonry, based at the University of Sheffield, will be hosting a public lecture to mark the start of a new directorship. The lecture will be ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/978.html Doctors from the University of Sheffield’s Health Service took their surgeries to the streets last week, as part of the University’s first Healthy Campus Week (3-7 March 2008). The doctors ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/977.html Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, will join Professor Colin Hay from the University of Sheffield next week, in a debate about why people seem to hate politics. The political discussion, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/976.html Sporting stars from the city’s two universities will be flying the flag for Sheffield at the first-ever British University Championships, which are to be held in the city next week. More than 100 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/975.html Music students from the University of Sheffield had children in Darnall dancing like giraffes and drumming like tribesman last week, as part of a unique weekly after school class, ‘Music and Movement’. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/974.html Scientists and engineers from the University of Sheffield are going mobile this month to help children, young people and members of the public learn about the fascinating world in which we live in. Academics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/973.html Up-and-coming researchers from the University of Sheffield have had their potential as future research leaders recognised by a new pan-European funding organisation. The prestigious European Research Council ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/970.html A robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will today (27 February 2008) issue stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide. In a keynote ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/972.html The University of Sheffield has cruised into the finals of the renowned TV programme, University Challenge, after beating Oxford's Magdalen College by over 100 points in their semi-final, aired last ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/971.html From the mysteries of the Universe and the human mind, to the mystery of just how to bend it like Beckham - all this and more will be revealed when Sheffield's two universities team up next month to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/969.html Sporting stars from the city’s two universities are eagerly warming up for one of the biggest competitions of their sporting calendar, when they take on each other in the annual Varsity Challenge ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/968.html Children from a Sheffield primary school will be rapping, dancing and acting their way through their science lessons next week with the help of researchers from the University of Sheffield and a local ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/967.html Forget the Blades and the Owls - the most fiercely contested sporting rivalry in Sheffield is set to raise temperatures this weekend as the city’s two universities take to the ice. Sporting stars ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/966.html Looked-after children in Rotherham enjoyed a packed programme of activities over the half term holiday break, thanks to a partnership between the University of Sheffield, Rotherham Titans Community Foundation, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/965.html Engineers at the University of Sheffield and STFC Rutherford-Appleton Laboratories have developed one of the World’s largest imagers that could form the heart of future medical scanners. The new ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/964.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are using the animal kingdom to help develop sophisticated touch technology for use in intelligent machines, such as robots. The new £5.9M BIOTACT project ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/963.html The University of Sheffield’s Tenpin Bowling Club have struck double gold at the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) Tenpin Bowling Championships in Nottingham this month (2-3 Feb 2008). ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/962.html The relationship between public investment in the UK cultural sector and the country’s growing and vibrant creative industries will be discussed in a prestigious lecture by the British Library’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/961.html Show posters documenting the singing sensations, comedians and actors who have performed in Blackpool over the last century will go on display this weekend, as part of colourful exhibition organised by ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/958.html Patient support for the use of human tissue in research has risen over the past decade, according to a study from the University of Sheffield. The study, published today in the Journal of Clinical Pathology, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/960.html The University of Sheffield’s Spring Concert Series opens this month with an evening of jazz from Sheffield-based singer, Rosie Brown. The concert, which will take place on Tuesday 12 February 2008 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/959.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have received significant grants from the Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) to carry out ground-breaking research into finding a cure for the disease. Dr ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/956.html A UK public premiere of the earliest Spanish opera is to be performed by students at the University of Sheffield this month. Juan Hidalgo’s Celos Aun Del Aire Matan (which translates as Jealousy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/957.html Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have unearthed an exciting discovery on the construction site of Doncaster’s new North Ridge Special School. Preparatory work by Archaeological Research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/955.html Films, television and computer games, are now “fundamental” to what it means to be literate in the 21st Century, according to the authors of a report out today. The joint publication, by the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/954.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have shown that mothers are choosing to have fewer children in order to give their children the best start in life, but by doing so are going against millennia ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/953.html A new national report out today (Tuesday 22 January 2008) recognises the University of Sheffield’s contribution to the ‘green’ agenda. Greening Spires, a report from the vice-chancellors’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/952.html The UK’s first dedicated children’s clinical research facility, which will develop innovative and pioneering treatments for children with illnesses such as asthma and brittle bone disease, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/951.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield, as part of an international team, have discovered the secret of why dark sheep on a remote Scottish Island are mysteriously declining, seemingly contradicting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/950.html An international team of scientists, led by Dr Edward Hanna at the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated that recent warm summers have caused the most extreme Greenland ice melting in 50 years. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/949.html Films documenting the colourful history of one of the country’s most well-known seaside resorts will be brought to life this weekend by an academic from the University of Sheffield. ‘Blackpool ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2008/947.html Staff, students and the local community will get the chance to learn more about the rich history of the University of Sheffield’s School of Architecture, as well as its plans for the future, as it ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/946.html A Journalism Studies graduate from the University of Sheffield has achieved a landmark court decision, just nine months into her job. Lindsay Pantry, a 23-year-old trainee reporter with the Wakefield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/944.html The University of Sheffield’s Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth is helping postgraduate students gain valuable experience of publishing research by launching a new electronic journal for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/943.html Sheffield experts have voiced their concerns about the safety of children’s toys on sale in the UK, warning that the safety guidelines for many toys may not be adequate and that children could be ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/942.html Staff and students at the University of Sheffield have walked, run, competed against one another and eaten lots of cake to raise almost £19,000 for local charity ‘Help A Hallam Child’. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/941.html A world-leading University of Sheffield research institute, whose scientific input is boosting the UK metals industries’ global competitiveness and supporting businesses in South Yorkshire, has received ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/940.html A student volunteering programme, run by SheffieldVolunteering at the University of Sheffield, has scooped the top ‘Outstanding Project Award’ at the Higher Education Volunteering Awards 2007. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/939.html A professor at the University of Sheffield has become the first person in the UK to become a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Professor Roger Watson, Director of Research at the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/938.html Local school children will be building and programming their own robots this week in a competition that will explore how our personal energy choices, such as how we heat our homes or fuel our cars, can ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/937.html The University of Sheffield is one of the top ten universities in the UK for its overall student experience, according to its own students. The University has been ranked 7th for 'Best Student Experience' ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/936.html The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded the University of Sheffield £2.8 million in a new partnership supporting research into the genetic basis of a wide range of human disorders, including ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/935.html An academic from the University of Sheffield is helping to bring to life the colourful and turbulent world of the Hundred Years' War by co-curating an exciting exhibition at the Leeds Royal Armouries ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/934.html The University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive (NFA) is to launch a stunning exhibition to mark the opening of its expanded and refurbished premises and to celebrate improved access to the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/933.html A PhD student in the Space Systems Group within the University of Sheffield’s top-rated Department of Automatic Systems and Control Engineering has played a unique role in Venus Express, the current ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/932.html The volunteering programme at the University of Sheffield has been recognised for its sustained commitment to the local community. SheffieldVolunteering, based at Sheffield’s Union of Students, scooped ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/931.html Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Liverpool have found that the working conditions of gangmasters and labour workers have improved since the establishment of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/930.html Student media at the University of Sheffield has been given a major boost, with the launch of a new state-of-the-art Media Hub at the University’s Union of Students. The Media Hub, which is an innovative, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/927.html A team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield and Queen Mary, University of London, has discovered how plants protect their leaves from damage by sunlight when they are faced with extreme climates. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/929.html The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing has won £500,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to take its advanced manufacturing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/928.html Two unique speciality beers, created by staff and students at the University of Sheffield, were officially launched last night (Tuesday 20 November 2007), at the University’s newest student bar, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/926.html World AIDS Day will be celebrated through artistic performance at the University of Sheffield next month with the launch of the first “World AIDS Day: Hope through the Arts” event. Combining ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/925.html A Sheffield academic is set to bring glorified beauties, spectacular cabaret and glittering burlesque to Blackpool this month as part of a partnership between the University of Sheffield’s National ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/924.html Over 75 exhibitors will be visiting the University of Sheffield next week to meet Yorkshire’s aspiring legal talent at the Sheffield Legal Fair, held from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday 28 November 2007, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/923.html The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing has won national recognition by winning the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education which commends ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/920.html An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated how Atlantic cod responded to past natural climate extremes. The new research could help in determining cods vulnerability ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/922.html A student volunteering project, Pro Uno, set up by SheffieldVolunteering and run by law students at the University of Sheffield, has been given a major boost by city law firm, Irwin Mitchell. The Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/921.html Climate change, people trafficking and fashion industry ethics will all be on the agenda at a national conference to be held at the University of Sheffield this week. The conference, ‘Shared Planet’, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/919.html The University of Sheffield's Union of Students has been named 'The Best Students' Union in the UK,' by trade magazine, Club Mirror. The award was presented to representatives from the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/918.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield will shortly be inviting local women over the age of 70 to take part in the second phase of a major clinical trial to find out if screening older woman for osteoporosis ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/917.html Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine and internationally renowned film director, Theo Angelopoulos, will be awarded honorary degrees by the University of Sheffield at a degree ceremony in Thessaloniki, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/916.html Sshh! will be the message on the University of Sheffield campus for the next two weeks as the Union of Students kicks off its annual ‘Sshh Campaign’. The initiative, which is a joint community ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/915.html The University of Sheffield is celebrating National Chemistry Week this week (5 November 2007- 9 November 2007), by giving school children from across the region a chance to learn more about the world ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/914.html An academic at the University of Sheffield has used groundbreaking technology to investigate the potential innocence of a woman convicted of poisoning a child in her care. Professor Sean Spence, who ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/913.html Architecture students at the University of Sheffield have helped design a creative new building for Sheffield, using nothing but other people’s rubbish. The innovative architecture project, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/912.html The University of Sheffield is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the environment by investing in Sheffield’s Green Bond. As part of this scheme, the University has made a £10,000 investment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/911.html Students from the University of Sheffield spent the weekend (Saturday 27 October 2007) painting and gardening with their neighbours, as part of a unique project to bring students and local residents closer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/910.html The careers services at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University will be joining forces once again to host the ever-popular Yorkshire Autumn Graduate Recruitment Fair on Tuesday 30 and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/909.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield will be introducing local young people and their families to the exciting world of science this half term, through a new series of free events taking place at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/908.html An academic from the University of Sheffield is helping gallery visitors attending The Myth of The North exhibition at The Lowry in Salford to identify where they think the North actually is. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/907.html A new development in Sheffield, which will provide valuable green space and new family housing, is currently under consideration by Sheffield City Council. The Tapton Hall development, proposed by Miller ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/906.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield is among a team of international scientists who have launched a unique website to track the multiple changes in the Arctic environment and shed light on the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/905.html A new local business, set up by a graduate from the University of Sheffield, is in with a chance of winning the prestigious Natwest Startups Business of the Year prize. LadyZone, a fitness centre with ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/904.html A member of staff at the University of Sheffield has helped raise money for terminally-ill children in the region by organising a ‘big band’ fundraising evening for a local charity. Graham ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/903.html Would-be teachers will get useful help and advice this week at the annual ‘Routes into Teaching’ fair, which will take place between 10.30am and 4.00pm on Friday 19 October 2007, at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/902.html Chemists at the University of Sheffield have discovered an innovative way of delivering small doses of carbon monoxide (CO) to actually save lives and boost health in future. Despite its deadly reputation, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/901.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield will go head to head with students from China in a debate to be held at the University this week (Friday 12 October 2007). The students will be competing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/900.html The University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the North Trent Cancer Research Network Consumer Research Panel (NTCRN CRP), is to hold a major national conference on cancer care, at The Source, Meadowhall, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/899.html The University of Sheffield, in collaboration with Groundwork Sheffield and the Green Roof Centre, is helping members of the public make their gardens more environmentally friendly, by showing them how ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/898.html A diverse and eclectic range of international music forms part of the University of Sheffield’s new autumn concert series, which begins next week. Performers from East Asia, Brazil, India and parts ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/897.html The University of Sheffield’s Centre for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence will be officially launched tomorrow(Tuesday October 9 2007), with a lecture by Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, well-know ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/896.html The Duke of Kent will visit the University of Sheffield next week (Thursday 11 October 2007) to learn about some of the University’s most innovative research projects and meet the academics behind ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/895.html The National Institute of Japanese Studies (NIJS), a joint initiative between the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, as part of the White Rose East Asia Centre, was amongst 12 institutions to receive ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/894.html SheffieldVolunteering, based in the Union of Students at the University of Sheffield, is celebrating this week after being nominated for two national awards, in recognition of its sustained commitment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/893.html The University of Sheffield is continuing to build on its existing strong links with local businesses by holding an open day event for businesses in the region. The event, which takes place on Monday 8 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/892.html Students who want to earn some extra cash while they study will be able to get expert help from the University of Sheffield’s, and Sheffield Hallam University’s, careers services next week, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/891.html A professor at the University of Sheffield has been awarded the 2007 ESC European Criminology Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to European criminology. Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/890.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have shown that having an older brother can affect an individual’s fertility. The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, shows that people ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/889.html A graduate from the University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering has been named as Best Aeronautical Engineering Student 2007 at the national Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) awards, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/888.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s Caving Club, also known as the Speleological Society, have been posing nude in some of Britain’s most well-known caves for a unique calendar that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/887.html The University of Sheffield´s state-of-the-art Information Commons building will be officially opened next week (Wednesday 26 September 2007). The impressive £23m facility, which is a unique ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/885.html A student from the University of Sheffield has taken gold at the World Triathlon Sprint Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Kieran Williams,29, who is studying for a research degree in the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/886.html The University of Sheffield is to benefit from the expertise of a local school teacher in a new scheme which is hoped will bridge the gap between school and university teaching. Will Davey, Head of Chemistry ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/884.html The University of Sheffield’s Management School will be helping more local entrepreneurs to develop and improve their skills, after being selected to be a centre for entrepreneurial learning by the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/883.html A scientist from the University of Sheffield will announce today (Monday 17 September) a pioneering method of disposing safely of plutonium, the highly-dangerous, radioactive waste element used in most ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/881.html The outstanding contribution of the University of Sheffield’s Professor Alan Walker to both ageing research and social policy has been officially recognised by two leading scientific bodies in the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/882.html Female members of staff and students from the University of Sheffield got their boots on and walked through the Hope Valley this weekend to raise money for female education in Africa. The group of five ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/879.html The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry, one of the top dental schools in the country, is under different leadership with a new Dean taking up the reins. Professor Paul Speight ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/880.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have used computer modelling to provide a new understanding of the human brain, which could have implications for understanding how we choose what to do next. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/878.html Students at the University of Sheffield are to be offered an exciting new route to a science degree, thanks to a special collaboration with the Open University (OU). Under the new “2+2” scheme, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/877.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created an innovative atlas which provides clear proof that most of Britain is not the diverse country many believe it to be, showing a startling lack of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/876.html Can using an MP3 player damage your hearing? What happens when parts of the ear go wrong and why do people go deaf as they age? A researcher at the University of Sheffield will be answering these questions ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/872.html Old friends and classmates will be reunited this weekend, when the University of Sheffield hosts its first-ever Alumni Anniversary Reunion, to celebrate students who graduated 50, 40, 30 and 25 years ago. Graduates ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/875.html A professor at the University of Sheffield is hoping to change the image of science and make it cool in a new TV series aimed at teenagers. Professor Noel Sharkey, from the University’s Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/874.html Caezaan Keshvani, 17, from Mumbai, India, has secured a place to study Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield, after winning a reality TV show in his home country. Caezaan beat off fierce competition ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/873.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Aston Business School have found investment in Research and Development (R&D) is rapidly shifting from North America and Europe to Asia, resulting in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/871.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Landscape, in collaboration with Environment Room, will be giving anyone interested in the future of our cities the chance to learn more ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/870.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed a long-acting growth hormone for use in human therapy. The new discovery could mean that children and adults with growth hormone disorders will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/869.html The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry will be the focus of a prestigious visit from the President of the General Dental Council this week. Hew Mathewson, will experience first ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/868.html Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been recognised for their contribution to medical sciences, by being awarded prestigious fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians and the Academy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/867.html Government plans to close local Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments may lead to more deaths in some groups of patients, according to research carried out by the University of Sheffield. The study, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/865.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the UK and Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin, Germany, have found that female hyenas avoid inbreeding with their male relatives ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/866.html A new report, written by researchers from the University of Sheffield, Arad Consulting and Cardiff University, has found that the burden being placed on universities in Wales to become the bases of commercial ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/864.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has discovered that the reason birds learn to fly so easily is because latent memories may have been left behind by their ancestors. It is widely known that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/863.html <b>The University of Sheffield is part of a nationwide research team that has been awarded £875,964 by the Leverhulme Trust to study the importance of ceremony and ritual in the British, South ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/862.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have revealed the secret lives of breeding parrots in a unique set of movies that are being shown online. Sam Williams and Rowan Martin, who are PhD students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/861.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the University of Bayreuth in Germany and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford, have developed a water-based adhesive that can ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/860-.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that there has been little improvement in rates of entrepreneurship and enterprise development since the Labour government came to power in 1997. Dr ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/859.html Students at the University of Sheffield are set to benefit from an innovative music practice and studio facility, known as the Soundhouse, after plans for the new building were given the go ahead by Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/858.html Leading stem cell scientists, including a number from the University of Sheffield, are today calling for action to remove political and legislative barriers that hinder collective research across Europe. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/857.html A professor from the University of Sheffield is one of thirty eight academics from the UK to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/856.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the University of Turku in Finland, have discovered that grandfathers have little influence on the reproductive success of their adult ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/855.html Teenagers from across the Yorkshire region got a taste of life as a medical student when they spent four days at the University of Sheffield as part of Sheffield´s Outreach and Access to Medicine ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/852.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield, collaborating with colleagues at the Universities of Portsmouth and Reading, have taken a step back in time and provided a new insight into the lifestyle of a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/854.html A professor from the University of Sheffield has confirmed his position as a leading nanotechnology expert by being appointed Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology by the Engineering and Physical ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/853.html Three students from the University of Sheffield are among fifteen UK undergraduates to be awarded a £6000 scholarship by the General Electric (GE) Foundation Scholar–Leaders Programme. First-year ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/850.html The University of Sheffield and some of the UK’s leading wildlife and horticultural organisations are today joining Natural England in signing a wildlife gardening manifesto to save the nation’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/851.html Following the success of this month’s Skills for Chefs conference, the University of Sheffield is hosting another important catering conference. The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) annual ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/848.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Geography have been getting their hands dirty over the last few months to help Southey Green Community School in Sheffield spruce up their ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/849.html The University of Sheffield will be awarding this year’s Chancellor’s Medal to a student who was the first international student, in 25 years, to be elected Union President. Harsh Srivastav, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/847.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that inequality in Britain is at an all-time high with the gap between rich and poor widening over the past 40 years. The research published today ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/846.html A lecturer in the University of Sheffield’s School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics has scooped a prestigious teaching prize from the Higher Education Academy. Dr Duco van Oostrum, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/845.html The world’s leading experts on stem cell science will be presenting their latest findings at the University of Sheffield at an international conference on human embryonic stem cells later this week. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/844.html The University of Sheffield hosted the annual Skills for Chefs conference this week, with several well-known faces from the catering world coming together to share their skills and expertise and celebrate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/843.html The thrilling heritage of fairground, music hall, circus and seaside entertainment will be brought to life in a series of events in Blackpool, thanks to a new partnership between the National Fairground ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/842.html Internationally acclaimed actor Sean Bean will return to Sheffield this month to receive an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield. Sean’s achievements as an actor and his ongoing commitment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/841.html The University of Sheffield has been awarded a major grant by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to look at the redevelopment of the River Don floodplain in South Yorkshire, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/840.html Teams of staff from the University of Sheffield braved the wet weather last week to give something back to the local community, by taking part in a two day volunteering event, organised by SheffieldVolunteering. Over ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/839.html Teenagers from across the region came together at the University of Sheffield last week, to celebrate their achievements over the last five years, after successfully completing Sheffield’s Outreach ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/838.html Two doctors from the University of Sheffield’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have won a prestigious accolade for their work in the detection of bowel cancer. Dr Paul Hurlstone, Honorary ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/837.html A group of students from South East Europe visited the University of Sheffield last week to celebrate a unique ten year partnership between their college and the University. The 80 students from CITY ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/836.html Mechanical Engineering students from the University of Sheffield have been praised by waste management experts for their innovative waste disposable devices and novelty products made out of ‘rubbish’. At ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/835.html A professor from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences has been recognised for his achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, receiving a knighthood for services ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/834.html A group of Sheffield schoolchildren will be swapping their uniforms for white doctors’ coats this week, when they visit the University of Sheffield for a fun-packed activity day. The children from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/833.html Students from the University of Sheffield have teamed up with SheffieldVolunteering to plan and host a glitzy summer ball for adults with learning disabilities. The Glo-ball, which will be held at 7.30pm ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/829.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that a twin brother's testosterone in the uterus can reduce his female twin’s chances of marrying and having children. Testosterone ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/832.html More than 80 leading scientists from around the world, headed by Professor Peter Andrews from the University of Sheffield, have shared their knowledge about human embryonic stem cell lines to accelerate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/831.html The University of Sheffield could be home to the UK’s new clean energy innovation centre. The University, along with four other consortia, has been been shortlisted to host the innovative Energy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/830.html Black and Minority Ethnic pupils from schools in Sheffield worked to build bridges together at a special event held at the University of Sheffield yesterday, and got a taste of University life along the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/828.html The University of Sheffield’s £25 million investment in multi-disciplinary research, North Campus, will be officially opened next week, on Tuesday 19 June 2007. Distinguished alumni, including ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/827.html Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have spent the last two years surveying, investigating and unravelling the complex history of one of the most important surviving cutlery and grinding workshops ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/826.html A student from the University of Sheffield will have her own starring role at the prestigious International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards which take place in Sheffield on Saturday 9 June 2007. Dentistry ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/825.html A University of Sheffield graduate is changing the way that people with disabilities experience sports and recreation, by developing a series of products to make activities like cycling and skiing accessible ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/824.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have launched an exciting new educational website that will help children and teenagers explore the changing face of British food culture. The website, hosted ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/823.html A team of staff and students from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Biomedical Science has helped raise money for Cancer Research UK by taking part in Sheffield’s Race for Life event. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/822.html A groundbreaking surgical therapy capable of stabilising and restoring vision in the vast majority of patients who currently suffer blindness through Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is to be taken ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/821.html The University of Sheffield has been hailed as one of the most successful in the European Commission's Europe-wide Erasmus student exchange programme. Among 2,500 higher education institutions taking ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/820.html A group of law students from the University of Sheffield have teamed up with Sheffield Citizen Advocacy and SheffieldVolunteering to offer a unique, free service to help local people with learning difficulties ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/819.html A new facility for student entrepreneurs planning to set up their own businesses or expand their enterprise skills has been officially opened at the University of Sheffield. The University’s Enterprise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/818.html Scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge have discovered that Mother Nature caused a massive ozone depletion event, some 251 million years ago, during the greatest mass extinction event ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/817.html An academic at the University of Sheffield is to carry out scientific tests on people who are at the centre of three high-profile cases in an attempt to discover if they are telling the truth. In a British ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/816.html Three students from the University of Sheffield have taken part in a gruelling physical challenge which saw them trek 62 miles across Western Japan to the foot of Mount Fuji in less than two days - and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/815.html One of the best-known and most highly regarded foreign affairs reporters in British television journalism will be visiting the University of Sheffield next week. Martin Bell, OBE, will talk about his experiences ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/814.html Millhouses Park in Sheffield will be transformed into a fun-packed charity festival for people in the local community on Sunday 3 June 2007, thanks to students from the University of Sheffield. Postgraduate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/813.html An Afghan student from the University of Sheffield, who escaped the conflict in his home country and has overcome a number of difficulties to study, was recognised for his remarkable learning achievements ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/812.html All call centres cannot be stereotyped as ‘electronic sweatshops’ according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield. Researchers at the University have found that there ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/811.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that parks rich in species are not only beneficial for the environment but also for people’s general well-being. They have shown that the psychological ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/810.html Staff and students from the University of Sheffield are producing two new beers for the enjoyment of the local community and being educated in the art of brewing along the way. The finished beers will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/809.html The University of Sheffield’s Management School has been officially recognised for its world-class postgraduate management education programme, after receiving accreditation from the Association ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/808.html Scientists from the University of Sheffield are developing an artificial ‘plastic blood’, which could act as a substitute for real blood in emergency situations. The ‘plastic blood’, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/807.html Students from the University of Sheffield are celebrating the land of the rising sun this week, with a special day dedicated to all things Japanese. Organised by the Japanese society, Japan Day – ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/806.html Medical students from the University of Sheffield are running a special Teddy Bear Hospital for local children this weekend. The innovative project is designed to get kids used to going to hospital and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/805.html The University of Sheffield is set to cut its carbon footprint and reduce energy bills by joining phase three of the Carbon Trust’s Higher Education Carbon Management (HECM) programme. The University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/804.html Hundreds of teenagers, from across the city, came together at the University of Sheffield last night, to attend a degree style ceremony to celebrate their achievements over the last two years. The ceremony ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/803.html Students from the University of Sheffield have had their enterprising achievements acknowledged in a national competition. The Sheffield Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team have won the ‘Spirit ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/802.html A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield and Yale University in the US have discovered that the female reproductive systems in some ducks and geese have evolved in order to keep unwanted male ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/801.html The University of Sheffield is to build a cutting edge environmental research centre which will enable scientists to study aspects of global environmental change and will boast a 21st century greenhouse ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/800.html A Chinese student from the University of Sheffield has been named Yorkshire’s International Student of the Year 2007, thanks to her inspirational story of student life in Sheffield. Xinxin Cao, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/799.html The University of Sheffield and its Union of Students are celebrating faith and diversity on campus next week, with their annual Faith Matters Week. The week, which will run between Monday 30 April 2007 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/798.html A unique programme run by the University of Sheffield, designed to help female academics when returning to work after maternity or carers’ leave, has won a prestigious national award. The Women ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/796.html The University of Sheffield has launched an innovative scheme to support students in the region who are considering a career in dentistry. The Access to Dental Occupations: Practice and Tutoring scheme ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/795.html The University of Sheffield’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is opening a new centre this week, to help it deliver more postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes, and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/794.html A robotics expert from the University of Sheffield will warn today that the public must think about the consequences of robotics technology and make informed decisions about the world that they wish to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/793.html Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have found that the atmosphere of the Sun behaves like a giant musical instrument. According to the new research, the magnetic field in the outer regions of our ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/792.html A unique concert, which will bring together Sheffield-based asylum seekers from all over the world to share their music, is being held at the University of Sheffield next week. The concert, “Sharing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/790.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has helped develop an innovative index which measures changes in wind and storminess over long periods of time, helping scientists to assess past and future ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/791.html Medical students from the University of Sheffield are holding a bone marrow awareness week to raise awareness of the cancers that affect bone marrow and to encourage people to join the Anthony Nolan Trust ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/789.html The University of Sheffield and Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are launching a unique research initiative next week, which aims to improve the quality of life for elderly and disabled people in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/788.html The University of Sheffield’s women’s badminton team has triumphed at the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) Indoor Championships, by beating London Metropolitan University, to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/787.html The University of Sheffield, in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is investing in the future of medical research by opening a state-of-the-art Clinical Research Facility ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/786.html The University of Sheffield is offering thousands of Indian students the opportunity to compete for one of its scholarships, in a new reality show about to hit TV screens across the sub-continent. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/785.html The University of Sheffield’s state-of-the-art Information Commons building will open its doors to staff and students next week, on Tuesday 10 April 2007. The impressive £23m facility will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/784.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Politics is celebrating five of its lecturers winning important prizes from the Political Studies Association (PSA), the leading body that promotes the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/783.html The University of Sheffield is celebrating Malaysia’s 50th anniversary of independence this year by organising a special visit by a Nobel Laureate and Sheffield alumnus to the country in April. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/782.html Derbyshire schoolchildren with an eye for engineering came together at Lady Manners School this week for a half day challenge, organised by the University of Sheffield, to design and build a working replica ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/781.html The world’s first, and oldest, academic folklore society is holding its annual conference this week at the University of Sheffield, to promote the study of folk traditions to delegates and the local ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/780.html Drinking green tea could help in the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to research published by the University of Sheffield and Baylor College of Medicine, in Texas, USA. Scientists have discovered that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/779.html Pupils from schools in Sheffield will learn about the world of forensic science through a fun-filled imaginary murder investigation at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry. The event will be held at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/778.html Fitness instructors from across the country will be heading to Sheffield next week to make use of the University of Sheffield’s excellent sporting facilities, and to attend the Pure Energy Live road ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/777.html Management style, nurse sickness absence and investment in patient care are among several factors that impact on Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting times, according to research carried out by the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/776.html A major new study at the University of Sheffield will examine the difficulties encountered by homeless people when they are rehoused, providing vital evidence to help prevent future homelessness. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/775.html Students from the University of Sheffield will help to prepare young people in and around Sheffield for the world of work and independent living, by supporting the education charity Young Enterprise in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/773.html Four out of five staff working in NHS ambulance service control rooms are on the receiving end of an abusive phone call during each shift, according to research carried out by the University of Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/774.html The risky choices people make in life, from the food they eat, to the amount of exercise they take, to choosing whether to smoke or drink, will be discussed in a lecture by the former head of the UK’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/772.html It may be more like winter outside, but the University of Sheffield’s Art Tower is in full bloom. The iconic building has been transformed by Architecture students to raise awareness of Marie Curie ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/771.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be setting off on an epic charity challenge this weekend that will see them hitch-hike from Sheffield to Serbia on a shoestring budget. The unique ‘Bummit ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/770.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are investigating the best treatments for prostate cancer in the largest ever global trial of men who have the disease. Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (19 – ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/769.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Committee are holding their annual campaign week, next week, to help encourage a better understanding on campus ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/768.html A nurse lecturer from the University of Sheffield has won a prestigious prize from the Royal College of Nursing for her work in improving the care and teaching of disabled children in the Ukraine. Jill ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/767.html A post-graduate student from the University of Sheffield is on his way to America this week to take part in an international engineering competition with school children from Yorkshire. Ben Apopei, from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/766.html The public are not prepared to sacrifice areas of natural beauty for the convenience of modern technology, according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield. In a study carried out ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/765.html State-of-the-art football pitches, to rival those at Chelsea and AC Milan, are to be laid at the University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre this month. The three new 5-a-side pitches, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/764.html Two students from the University of Sheffield are heading to America this month, to work as part of a large international collaboration, to investigate the root causes of terrorism and consider new means ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/763.html The University of Sheffield will be giving local families the opportunity to learn how science and engineering affects their everyday lives, next week, with a series of events. Two family lectures and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/762.html Staff and students from the University of Sheffield will be giving something back to the local community this weekend as part of SheffieldVolunteering´s annual Just Do It! campaign. 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The event, which is in its eleventh year, kicks off ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/757.html The University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering has launched a unique project, to give students the opportunity to help a young boy with disabilities. The project, entitled ‘Making Kieron’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/756.html A lecturer in the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has scooped a prestigious teaching prize from The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Enterprise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/755.html Researchers from the University of Sheffield have received joint funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop an innovative sensor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/754.html The University of Sheffield will welcome the Ambassador of the Czech Republic next week for an important visit designed to reinforce the strong existing links between the University and the Czech Republic. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/753.html Students from the University of Sheffield are hoping to raise over £5,000 for charity next week by producing and performing a musical in less than a day. They will have just 24 hours to rehearse, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/752.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield are giving local people the chance to extract their own DNA and take part in a cross-generational discussion about the science and ethics behind genetic testing. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/751.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be spending this weekend getting to know their neighbours, as part of a unique project that will bring students and local residents together in their own ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/750.html Would-be teachers will get useful help and advice next week, at the Routes into Teaching Fair on Thursday 8 March 2007. The fair, which is jointly hosted by the University of Sheffield’s Career Service ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/749.html The University of Sheffield is reinforcing its commitment to environmental research by launching a pioneering partnership, which aims to help businesses understand and manage their carbon emissions resulting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/748.html National Fairtrade Fortnight kicks off this week and to celebrate the University of Sheffield and its Union are holding two weeks of fun activities, fairs and promotions to help raise awareness of their ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/741.html The legacy of Henry Clifton Sorby, one of Sheffield’s greatest scientists, will be celebrated this weekend with an afternoon of lectures organised by the University of Sheffield’s Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/746.html One of the world’s foremost authorities on organisational behaviour will visit the University of Sheffield this week for an exclusive breakfast meeting event. Charles Handy, a leading management ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/745.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are using the distinct Barnsley accent of local poet Ian McMillan to help them develop a unique hand held communication device for local people with speech disorders. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/744.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed an innovative way to take images of atoms in living cells without using a lens. They now plan to develop the ultimate x-ray microscope, which could ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/743.html Sporting stars from Sheffield’s two universities will be battling it out on the slopes this week in a bid to be crowned Winter Varsity Champions 2007. The one day event, which will take place on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/742.html The sophisticated way in which rats use their whiskers in their surrounding environments show significant parallels with how humans use their fingertips, according to new research carried out at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/740.html One of the world’s leading experts in biotechnology, and a former scientific adviser to the UN Secretary General, is to give a lecture at the University of Sheffield on Monday 19 February 2007. Dr ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/739.html The role of faith in society will be discussed in two lectures to be held at the University of Sheffield next week. This thought-provoking and topical subject will be examined by David Ford, Regius Professor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/738.html A student from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been recognised for her excellent engineering ability at the Young Women Engineer of the Year 2007 awards ceremony. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/737.html Scientists and doctors at the University of Sheffield, working as part of a large international collaborative research group, have confirmed a common gene associated with breast cancer. The researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/736.html Students from Sheffield will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year in style at the University of Sheffield next week, with a gala celebrating Chinese culture and traditions. The gala, organised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/735.html The University of Sheffield launches its new spring concert series next week, on Tuesday 13 February 2007, with a performance by British duo, New Noise. The duo, who have featured on BBC Radio 3 and Resonance ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/733.html The effects of global warming, and what can be done to prevent them, will be discussed in a prestigious lecture by one of the country’s foremost authorities on climate change. Sir Crispin Tickell ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/734.html Richard Hudson has been named as the University of Sheffield’s first Environmental Champion. Richard, who is a Quality Assurance Manager in the Research Office, received the award for his remarkable ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/732.html An academic from the University of Sheffield has had his latest book chosen as the BBC Radio 4 “Book of the Week”. Professor Dominic Shellard’s biography, Kenneth Tynan: Theatre Writings, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/731.html The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry is to increase its research and teaching facilities with a new £5.5m extension to the school. The new extension, which has received ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/703.html <b>The University of Sheffield has established a Public Services Academy (PSA) aimed at providing advice and expertise to public service organisations in the region. The PSA will be officially opened ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/729.html Archaeologists at the University of Sheffield have unearthed a huge settlement at Durrington Walls, near Stonehenge, confirming that the Stonehenge monument was part of a larger ritual centre. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/727a.html A biography of William Empson, written by Professor John Haffenden from the Department of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, has been picked as “Book of the Year 2006” by several ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/726.html The Department of Health’s Chief Dental Officer will be visiting the University of Sheffield this week to see how a unique partnership between the University’s School of Clinical Dentistry ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/725.html Individual sperm in promiscuous rodent species have learnt to work together in order to compete against sperm of rival males, according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield. Although ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/724.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered a new type of star whose existence has long been predicted, but had not been seen until now. Unlike the Sun, which is a single star, about ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/723.html Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott visited Sheffield yesterday (Thursday 18 January 2007) to celebrate the opening of the University of Sheffield’s prestigious Confucius Institute. As Chair of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/722.html The University of Sheffield has been shortlisted for a top environmental award for encouraging its staff and students to go green and get on their bikes. The University’s Integrated Transport Policy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/720.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that trains are increasingly being used as mobile offices, freeing up more of employees’ time and improving work-life balance. According to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/712.html The University of Sheffield is holding a unique event aimed at inspiring and motivating women working in the predominately male dominated areas of Science, Engineering, Technology and Medicine (SETM). ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/713.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield have scooped a highly contested national enterprise award, after coming up with an innovative idea to help people organise their lives in a fun, novel ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/715.html The University of Sheffield’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has two reasons to celebrate following the announcement of this year’s Queen’s New Year Honours List, with awards ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/714.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are to study the changing nature of domestic policy-making in South Eastern Europe as a result of the European Union’s involvement in the region, thanks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/716.html Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield at a degree ceremony which took place yesterday in St Lucia. Local students, who have completed programmes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/717.html Cricketer Brian Lara will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield at a degree ceremony in Trinidad this week. Over 40 local students, who have completed programmes in Education ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/718.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield may have discovered why people never forget to ride a bike, providing a new insight into how human memory works. Dr James Stone from the University of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2007/719.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the Institute for Employment Studies and Atos Origin, have identified that effective trauma management in the workplace can reduce staff ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/711.html Students from the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences (CILASS) have won the “Best Undergraduate Blog” award at the EduBlog Awards ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/708.html The University of Sheffield has been selected for a prestigious Science and Innovation Award by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The funding award, valued at almost £4.3m, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/710.html Thanks to daredevils from the University of Sheffield, two local charities have received over five thousand pounds each, after staff, students and graduates from the University abseiled down the former ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/709.html Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have unearthed exciting new evidence of medieval life in Wakefield. The discovery of the remains of a tannery in the Westgate area is the first archaeologically ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/707.html The University of Sheffield has appointed Professor Keith Burnett as its next Vice-Chancellor. He will take over from Professor Bob Boucher whose period of office comes to an end in December 2007. An ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/703.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed a new computer model of human brain structures, which could lead to a greater understanding of brain disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/706.html Former US Vice President Al Gore is to make the keynote address at a global climate change conference being held at the University of Sheffield next year. In a major coup for the UK’s “greenest ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/705.html The University of Sheffield will be hosting the prestigious Palaeontological Association (PA) annual conference next week, marking 50 years since the inaugural conference was held in Sheffield in 1957. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/704.html A group of students from the University of Sheffield will be launching a unique project to help people with learning disabilities in the city gain skills for employment, after winning first prize at a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/702.html The University of Sheffield’s Union of Students has been recognised for its sustained commitment to the local community by scooping the Royal Mail Community Impact Award at last night’s Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/701.html The University of Sheffield’s internationally renowned Music Department will be a key partner in a new AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice. The new centre will be launched ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/700.html Engineers at the University of Sheffield are striving to achieve gold medals by making skis that go faster than the opposition. Dr Peter Styring, a senior lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/699.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the Icelandic Meteorological Office and Marine Research Institute in Reykjavik, has put together a unique database to help scientists ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/698.html This Christmas the University of Sheffield is presenting a rare production of George Handel’s opera, “Xerxes: A Baroque Mischief in Ancient Persia”. The production, under the direction ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/696.html Sheffield Steel Press, the University of Sheffield's student newspaper, has been named Best Student Newspaper, the top accolade at the National Student Media Awards 2006. Editors past and present, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/697.html The White Rose Consortium will hold a major conference at the University of Sheffield next week to discuss the issues surrounding professional and career development for UK research staff. The Consortium ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/695.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have made a major breakthrough in understanding the way tumours grow, which could lead to the development of new cancer therapies. The research, which was carried ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/694.html Memories of Edwardian Britain have been brought back to life in a new book detailing the cinematic collection of filmmakers Mitchell and Kenyon. Dr Vanessa Toulmin, Director of the National Fairground ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/692.html The relationship between science and creationism, one of today’s most divisive and thought-provoking topics, will be discussed by one of the UK’s best-known scientists at the University of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/693.html Local people are being invited to join staff and students at the University of Sheffield next week for a special concert to celebrate Mozart’s 250th anniversary year, and to showcase the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/689.html Sheffield school children will be exploring the microscopic world of nanotechnology next week by developing robots for the regional heat of the First Lego League at the University of Sheffield. The event, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/691.html A unique bereavement project aimed at local children and led by student volunteers at the University of Sheffield has been shortlisted as a finalist in the national Higher Education Active Community Fund ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/685.html New European Union member states are struggling to compete in international markets and are significantly less competitive than the European average, according to a new report carried out by a senior lecturer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/686.html Business-minded students from the University of Sheffield have had their achievements recognised at this year’s White Rose Business Awards, winning £9,000 in total to invest in their companies. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/684.html SheffieldVolunteering, which is based at the University of Sheffield’s Union of Students, has been awarded over £380,000 by the Big Lottery Fund and the Higher Education Active Community Fund ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/683.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be creatively mixing up music genres this week and putting on an exciting feast of jazz, opera and theatre, in what will be a rare opportunity to see two ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/682.html Students from the University of Sheffield are developing an innovative website to help children and teenagers suffering from Cystic Fibrosis manage their medication in a fun and educational way. The website ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/681.html A US scheme brought to England to reduce unplanned emergency admissions for frail elderly people may not work as originally intended, according to research carried out by four UK Universities, including ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/677.html Call centre workers in continental Europe have better quality jobs than their counterparts in the UK and US and are more inclined to stay in their jobs for longer periods of time, according to new research ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/674.html Students and staff at the University of Sheffield will be putting their piloting skills to the test in a competition to single-handedly land a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, using the University’s state-of-the-art ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/680.html The University of Sheffield Wind Orchestra is putting on a special charity concert to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital on Sunday 19 November 2006. The concert will be a mix of traditional ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/679.html The University of Sheffield’s Union of Students has been nominated for one of the most contested categories in the Sheffield Business Awards, after being recognised for its sustained commitment to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/678.html People in Sheffield are being given the unique opportunity to attend the free Royal Economic Society (RES) Annual Public Lecture, before anyone else in the country, when it is held at the University of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/676.html The University of Sheffield has been granted planning permission by Sheffield City Council for the next phase of its development on the site of the old Jessop women’s hospital. This next phase ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/675.html The University of Sheffield will host the very best of local and international electroacoustic music, with a night of performances from celebrated and cutting-edge artists. The fifth Sound Junction concert, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/673.html A new initiative at the University of Sheffield which helps jobseekers in the local community to gain valuable work experience has proved a huge success, and plans are already underway to continue the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/672.html The Rt Hon Richard Caborn, MP for Sheffield Central and Minister of State for Sport visited the Breast Cancer Campaign’s research project at the University of Sheffield today (Friday 10 November ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/671.html Mathematicians at the University of Sheffield are to use interactive video conferencing to boost the knowledge of students across the North of England in a bid to rival their counterparts in Europe and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/670.html Students’ entrepreneurial excellence will be celebrated and rewarded at a major conference to be held at the University of Sheffield during Enterprise week. The UKSEC International Enterprise Conference ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/669.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield are working to develop long lasting road surfaces that would be cheaper to construct and more environmentally friendly. The three-year collaborative project aims ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/668.html A well-renowned international businessman and the President of the China–Britain Business Council (CBBC), Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG, will be speaking at the University of Sheffield next week ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/667.html A talented Sheffield student has signed his first one-track record deal and has already played live in front of thousands of people, after writing and recording songs in his bedroom. Rod Aaron Gammons, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/666.html Effective ‘law enforcement’ in modern-day insect societies (bees, wasps, ants) prevents workers from committing ‘crimes’, according to new research carried out at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/665.html Children from Broomhill Infant School, in Sheffield, will be striking a pose at the University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre this week, during a special yoga session to launch a unique partnership ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/664.html The University of Sheffield is working to establish and strengthen links with leading universities in Hong Kong. Professor Michael Kenny, Head of the University’s Department of Politics, will visit ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/663.html To celebrate the second anniversary of the University of Sheffield and its Union gaining Fairtrade Status and record Fairtrade sales, the Union will be holding an evening of global music on Friday 27 October ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/662.html Students from the University of Sheffield are encouraging local people to stay up late this weekend, dig out their walking boots, and take part in the annual Spiderwalk. The charity event aims to raise ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/661.html Scientists from all over the world will come together in York this weekend to discuss the future of underground science and the ongoing search for Dark Matter. The Boulby Underground Science Workshop will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/660.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has been awarded £120,000 by the British Lung Foundation, to carry out research into the effects of the flu virus on the body’s immune system. Dr ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/659.html Bovis Lend Lease, the University of Sheffield’s construction partner for the new Student Village, lent a helping hand in the local community yesterday (Wednesday 11 October 2006) as part of their ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/658.html Thinking of returning to full-time education? Feel like its too late or you’re too old? Well think again and come along to the University of Sheffield’s Mature Students’ Open Day. You’re ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/657.html Tired of the school dinner menu? Annoyed with the cost of your council tax? Or worried about the use of nuclear power and the future of the environment? Well here’s your chance to stop thinking about ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/656.html The Careers Services at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University will be joining forces once again to host the ever popular Yorkshire Autumn Graduate Recruitment Fair on Tuesday 17 and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/655.html The University of Sheffield’s women’s volleyball team has been chosen to represent Great Britain at one of the world’s top student games. The team will compete at the World Interuniversity ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/654.html Members of the University of Sheffield, its Union of Students, the Safer Communities Partnership, and the wider local community will come together next week (Monday 9 October 2006) to show their support ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/653.html The University of Sheffield's autumn evening concert series opens this month, on Tuesday 10 October 2006, with a performance of classical pieces by the Rivoli String Quartet. The well-known local ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/650a.html The University of Sheffield´s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is launching a new seminar series this term to give staff and students the opportunity to learn more about science and medicine. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/650.html The University of Sheffield has been named as one of the top 50 companies where women want to work in today’s (4 October 2006) Times Newspaper. The Where Women Want to Work Top 50 companies is a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/652.html Members of the University of Sheffield’s Rugby League Club are looking forward to playing their first matches of the season in new shirts, thanks to a kind donation from the Yorkshire Bank Charitable ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/651.html The University of Sheffield launches its new autumn series of free lunchtime concerts this week, with a performance by the Sheffield Mappin Trio on Thursday October 5 2006. The concert will be the first ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/649.html A University of Sheffield student has been named the Best Chemical Engineering Student at the prestigious 2006 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) awards. Richard Trueman, 22, beat candidates from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/648.html The University of Sheffield’s Centre for Stem Cell Biology (CSCB) and the Cardiovascular Research Unit (CVRU) have joined forces with Axordia Ltd and Lombard Medical Technologies PLC to develop a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/647.html The University of Sheffield has invested £10M to create a new Nanoscience and Technology Centre which incorporates the UK’s largest cleanroom laboratory for research into semiconductors, nano-magnetics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/646.html The University of Sheffield’s Goodwin Sports Centre and one of its partners, the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association, have become the first organisations in the North of England ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/645.html A student from the University of Sheffield’s Management School has been named the most enterprising student in Yorkshire and Humber, after winning first prize at the regional Shell STEP awards. Simon ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/644.html The University of Sheffield’s Student Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing department (SRAM) has been awarded two international prizes for marketing and communications excellence, by the Council ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/643.html Professor Claire Lewis in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been awarded a prestigious DSc degree by the University of Oxford for her contribution to the field of tumour inflammation research. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/642.html The University of Sheffield’s conference team is set to showcase its excellent hospitality facilities to staff and local businesses at its annual exhibition on Tuesday 3 October 2006. The free ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/641.html The School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a prestigious Confucius Institute by the Chinese government for the promotion of Chinese language and culture. The Confucius ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/640.html A student from the University of Sheffield has won a gold medal for Great Britain in the World University Orienteering Championships held in Kosice, Slovakia. Rachael Elder, a member of the Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/639.html The University of Sheffield is set to hold a major conference on cancer care, at The Source, Meadowhall, Sheffield, on 27 September 2006. The conference will discuss whether research has improved cancer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/637.html Scientists from the Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics (CTCD), based at the University of Sheffield are preparing for a visit from Mr Phil Willis, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough and Chair of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/636.html Research into food webs carried out by scientists at the University of Sheffield could have significant implications for conservation and the way we predict the impact of changes in the environment on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/635.html The University of Sheffield has been named as one of the world’s top universities in two separate global rankings published recently. In the annual academic ranking of the top 500 universities worldwide, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/634.html A major research project linking the expertise of 20 leading organisations aims to keep Europe at the forefront of human embryonic stem cell research, thanks to a €12 million European grant. The ESTOOLS ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/633.html An Iranian student studying at the University of Sheffield has been awarded the prestigious Valerie Broomhead prize for exceptional achievement in science. Koorosh Korfi, aged 19, is studying for a degree ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/632.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield are set to carry out pioneering research into heart disease after being awarded research grants, collectively worth more than £400,000, by the British Heart ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/631.html Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have once again teamed up with the Staveley History Society to give a local community the chance to be archaeologists and explore their local landscape. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/630.html The search for clues about the first Ice Age artists will begin this summer with the first major excavation at Creswell Crags since the 1920s. A team of archaeologists from the University of Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/629.html A Journalism Studies graduate from the University of Sheffield has been awarded the Press Gazette Student Journalist of the Year prize. Felicity Hay, 21, was also named Student News Writer of the Year ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/628.html A senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield has been recognised for her work in promoting biomedical engineering nationally and internationally. Dr Sally McArthur received the Silver Medal as part ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/627.html The University of Sheffield will be awarding this year’s Chancellor’s Medal to a student who launched a unique bereavement support service aimed at local children. Robert Arthur, who graduated ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/626.html A unique educational scheme which encourages collaborative teaching and creative thinking from school pupils has been piloted in Barnsley. For the past academic year, Kingstone Secondary School has been ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/625.html School pupils will get to learn more about the world of chemistry with a dedicated school laboratory based in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. With their own, exclusive facilities, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/624.html Three students from the University of Sheffield have been selected to represent Great Britain in the World’s top orienteering competition. Oli Johnson, Matt Crane and Rachael Elder will all compete ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/623.html South Yorkshire’s roofs will soon be turning green – thanks to a £760,000 project backed by European investment. The Green Roof Infrastructure Development (GRID) project has been launched ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/622.html Stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard will return to the University of Sheffield this month to receive an honorary degree at the University’s annual degree ceremonies. Eddie’s achievements as a comedian ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/621.html An academic at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a clinical senior lectureship as part of a new scheme to increase the numbers of qualified clinicians undertaking medical research. Julian Yates, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/620.html Humans could learn a lot from ants, according to research carried out by a team of scientists at the University of Sheffield. The new research, which will be showcased at this year’s Royal Society’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/619.html Leading researchers from five of Britain’s top universities, including the University of Sheffield, are joining forces to improve understanding of the social, psychological and clinical problems ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/618.html The University of Sheffield has today confirmed its partnership with the city’s ice hockey team, the Steelers. The new partnership will mean that players, who were perhaps not thinking of the UK ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/617.html The University of Sheffield has acquired In-Tend, a top software company that provides electronic procurement solutions to public sector organisations. In-Tend provides a complete tendering and quotation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/616.html The Cuban Ambassador to the UK will speak out about the struggle for social justice in Latin America at the ‘Third Rethinking Social Democracy’ conference being held at the University of Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/615.html Revolutionary skin reconstruction technology which could provide a safer, more effective way of treating burns, diabetic ulcers and similar injuries, has been developed by scientists at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/614.html Schools from across Sheffield and Rotherham will take a journey through the marvellous world of medicine next week as part of the regional Reactiv8 project. Over 120 school pupils between the ages of 14 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/611.html The talents of leading chefs will be showcased at the University of Sheffield next week for the 9th annual Skills for Chefs conference. Well-known chef Brian Turner will open the two day event which will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/613.html The UK’s ‘Steel City’ will be host to an international conference next week which will look at the past, present and future of steel production. Academics and professionals, including ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/612.html Paul White, Professor of Geography and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the Edward Heath Award for his contribution to geographical research on Europe, by the Royal ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/610.html A team of architecture students from the University of Sheffield are working with school children to create a special installation on the banks of the river Thames at Southwark this week, as part of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/608.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have uncovered the first ever fiction film made in Britain. Filmed in April 1895 by early cinema pioneer Birt Acres, the silent 'Arrest of a Pickpocket' ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/609.html The University of Sheffield's Firth Hall is to play host to internationally-renowned musician Trevor Pinnock and his newly formed European Brandenburg Ensemble this summer, for a three-day residency ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/607.html Brazil might be hot favorites to win this year’s World Cup but Ecuador have taken the trophy in the University of Sheffield’s own World Cup football tournament which has raised over £2,000 ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/606.html Historians will come together this weekend for the Oral History Society’s annual conference, which has been organised by the University of Sheffield in association with Sheffield Wednesday Football ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/605.html A team of archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have provided a unique insight into the cultural and biological lives of early farmers living in the Czech Republic 7,500 years ago. The researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/604.html In an inaugural public lecture this week, Professor Phil Wright from the University of Sheffield’s Management School will explore the reasons for the recent increases in home and business gas prices. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/603.html The University of Sheffield has been shortlisted by the European Space Agency (ESA) for a unique new mission to monitor the global status of the Earth’s forests from space. ESA has recently announced ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/602.html The University of Sheffield took part in their first World Environment Day exhibition this week and made a promise to work towards a cleaner environment. Led by the Environment Agency and supported by ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/601.html Professor Richard Jones from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield is celebrating being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor Jones' Fellowship has been ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/600.html The University of Sheffield's Informatics Collaboratory of the Social Sciences (ICOSS) building has been named national gold winner at the International Green Apple Awards 2006 for the Built Environment ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/599.html A new sculpture providing a window into the intriguing world of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology will be unveiled next week at the University of Sheffield. Nobel Prize Winner Professor Sir Harold Kroto will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/598.html A researcher at the University of Sheffield has found that old footballing rivals England and Germany have very different styles in the commentary box as well as on the pitch. PhD student Torsten Muller ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/590.html New collaborative research from the University of Sheffield, UCL Eastman Dental Institute and the Centre for Health Economics, University of York has shown that dentists and doctors who take advantage ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/597.html Harsh Srivastav, the first international president of the University of Sheffield's students' union in over 25 years, is returning to his homeland, India, this month to speak to young people about ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/596.html The largest UK new student accommodation transaction with a private sector company has taken place in the leafy suburbs of Sheffield. The University of Sheffield and Catalyst and HSBC Infrastructure Finance ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/595.html The fast approaching 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany next month heralds the arrival of another festival of the beautiful game. This year’s competition promises to showcase swerving kicks which defy ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/593.html A former student at the University of Sheffield has won the prestigious first prize in the 2006 Kathleen Ferrier Awards for young British singers. Elizabeth Watts studied archaeology at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/592.html A leading economic analyst will be speaking at the University of Sheffield this week about the future of British business, and the challenges that UK firms are likely to face in the future. Ian McCafferty, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/591.html The University of Sheffield is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a £4.8 million grant in the third round of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), for a new industry-focussed centre ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/589.html Professor Philip Esler, Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council will officially open the University of Sheffield's Humanities Research Institute (HRI) building on Wednesday 24 May, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/588.html A study from the University of Sheffield into the problems faced by women when trying to return to work has revealed that many of them are not achieving their earning potential. The research shows that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/587.html Pupils from schools in Sheffield will enjoy an interesting fun-filled day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 10 May 2006. Fifteen ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/586.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be putting on their gladrags and taking to the catwalk for a charity fashion show on Monday 15 May 2006. The show, which has been organised with the help ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/584.html Three students from the University of Sheffield will be representing Great Britain at the European Orienteering Championships in Estonia this week. Rachael Elder, 25, Oli Johnson, 27, and Matt Crane, 24, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/583.html The University of Sheffield has today announced its plans for the next phase of development of the old Jessop women's hospital site. In the coming weeks, the University will be submitting planning ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/582.html The University of Sheffield's Department of Music will be bidding a fond farewell to Dr Alan Brown, who retires this year after 33 years in the department, with a special concert on Tuesday 16 May ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/581.html People in Sheffield considering a career in teaching will have the opportunity to find out more about life as a teacher, and how to kick-start a career in this increasingly popular field, at the Routes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/580.html New research from the University of Sheffield has questioned the long-held believe that Louis Pasteur was the first scientist to realise that diseases were not caused by bad air or ‘miasma’. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/579.html A unique bereavement project aimed at local children and led by student volunteers at the University of Sheffield has proved a huge success in the city. Organised by students from SheffieldVoluntering, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/578.html Nursing students from the University of Sheffield will be commemorating the life and work of Florence Nightingale by escorting the memorial lamp through Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 10 May 2006. Recognised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/577.html A team of students from Thessaloniki in Greece will be visiting the University of Sheffield next week for the fourth Annual Business Challenge competition. The team from City College in Thessaloniki will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/576.html A young researcher from the University of Sheffield has won a prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering and the ERA Foundation to commercialise a unique new ultrasound technology. The technology, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/575.html Over 270 pupils from four Sheffield schools will enjoy a day of sporting fun at the University of Sheffield next week as part of the annual SheffieldVolunteering sports day. Pupils from Netherthorpe Primary, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/574.html The University of Sheffield is celebrating the diversity of its staff on Wednesday 3 May 2006, with its first ever Diversity Day event. Diversity Day is for all of the University's 6,000 staff and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/573.html Music fans are in for a real treat next month when two pioneers of electroacoustic music come to Sheffield to present a concert of the exotic and the eclectic at the University of Sheffield. Beatriz Ferreyra ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/572.html A unique art exhibition showcasing for the first time in the UK works by renowned and emerging French artists is being staged by the University of Sheffield. The University’s Department of French, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/571.html Sir Peter Middleton GCB, Chancellor of the University of Sheffield and former Chairman and CEO of Barclays Bank plc is to deliver a special lecture in Sheffield on May 16 2006, entitled “Management ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/570.html Research led by the University of Sheffield has discovered a possible vaccine against MRSA. The highly infectious disease, otherwise known as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is currently a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/569.html 2006 is likely to be the first year in human history when – across almost all the world – women can expect to outlive men, say researchers from the University of Sheffield this week. The trend ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/568.html The University of Sheffield's marketing and communications team has won the coveted “Marketing Department of the Year” award in the 2005 HEIST Awards for Education Marketing. The award, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/567.html Nitrogen from human activities – such as fossil fuel burning and livestock farming – has become a potential threat to a high proportion of the world’s valuable plant species according ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/nr/566.html News broke today that the Government’s Food Advisory Body (the Food Standards Agency) may recommend that folic acid be added to white bread, to reduce the risk of birth defects. Scientists at the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/565.html The University of Sheffield teamed up with INPUT (Industry Project: Understanding Technology) on Monday 3 April 2006 to challenge budding engineers from the Derbyshire area to design and build a working ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/564.html Some of the most controversial and topical issues in health care are on the table for discussion this week as the world’s leading health experts gather at the University of Sheffield for the Palliative ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/563.html Eighteen school children from Curbar village primary school got the chance to work in the University of Sheffield's hi-tech 'clean' labs in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/562.html World leading crime and justice experts will be gathering at the University of Sheffield next week to discuss the ever growing level of police and state surveillance in the UK and beyond. The experts will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/560.html Some of the UK’s leading health and social care experts will be gathering in Sheffield next month to address the various issues and problems facing teenage parents, and to consider how to tailor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/559.html Biofusion plc, the university IP commercialisation company in which the University of Sheffield has a 50% stake, has linked up with NPI Ventures, a major Japanese bank, to support its expansion and growth. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/557.html Students from the University of Sheffield are to take part in an epic challenge which will see them hitchhike their way across Europe from Sheffield to Latvia – all in the name of charity. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/556.html University of Sheffield student Jessica Ennis has taken bronze in the women’s heptathlon event at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Jessica, a second year undergraduate student in the University’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/555.html Dr Graham Harrison from the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield will deliver a public lecture entitled 'Globalisation and the future of the state' at the British Council in Seoul ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/554.html Dr Graham Harrison from the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield will deliver a public lecture entitled 'Globalisation and the future of the state' at the British Council in Tokyo ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/553.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have uncovered evidence to suggest that some bacteria in the upper atmosphere may have originated from space, and not from Earth, as was previously assumed. In ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/552.html Sheffield Universities’ sporting stars will go head to head this month in a bid to win the city’s biggest student sporting event, Varsity 2006. The event, celebrating its 10th anniversary this ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/551.html Imagine a future where tiny robots can heal people from the inside. If this sounds like science fiction to you, then you are in good company with Professors Noel Sharkey and Tony Ryan from the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/549.html Academics from the Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield have publishing new research today which raises some concerns about the way S106 planning agreements for affordable homes are being monitored. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/545.html The heat is on for the Arctic, and local families are being invited to learn about the threat posed by climate change in a public lecture this week, hosted by a leading expert from the University of Sheffield. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/548.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be giving something back to the local community this weekend as part of SheffieldVolunteering’s annual Just Do It! campaign. Over 120 students will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/547.html Students from the University of Sheffield are set to become the business leaders of the future after launching a host of ventures aimed at developing their business skills and experience as well as supporting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/546.html Students from the University of Sheffield will be celebrating the city’s multi cultural community this weekend at the 34th Annual International Cultural Evening. Song, dance and performances from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/544.html People of all ages from across South Yorkshire will be given the chance to see the fun side of science, engineering and technology next week, and to engage with some of today’s most important issues, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/543.html Experts from the University of Sheffield are involved in several pioneering research projects in the Peak District, to investigate what rural policy changes mean for the future of rural livelihoods and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/542.html Law students from the University of Sheffield will be putting their legal brains together to take part in a prestigious international law competition this April. The Sheffield students beat off fierce ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/541.html A team of archaeologists from Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS) have discovered important new evidence for the early prehistoric colonisation and settlement ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/540.html Students from the University of Sheffield who are working to design a manual wheelchair for the future were given a special insight into the needs of wheelchair users this week when Phil Chambers, an access ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/539.html A team of archaeologists from Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS) is searching for remains of a prehistoric encampment on the Isle of North Uist. The team is ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/537.html Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and York are launching an investigation into the way hormones affect voice quality and how their influence could be controlled. The research team are looking ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/535.html A ground-breaking research venture is being launched next week, bringing together experts from scientific, engineering, and medical disciplines to carry out cutting-edge nanotechnology research on a brand ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/534.html Love will be in the air at the University of Sheffield's historic Firth Hall venue this Valentine's Day with a classical music concert which is set to provide the perfect setting for a romantic ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/533.html Japanese student societies from universities across the UK and Ireland will be coming together in Sheffield this weekend to celebrate all things Japanese. Organised by the University of Sheffield’s ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/532.html Members of the University of Sheffield, its Union of Students, the Safer Communities Partnership, and the wider local community came together yesterday (Monday 6 February 2006) to show their support for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/531.html A leading figure in the UK construction and infrastructure industry is delivering a speech at the University of Sheffield next week about the opportunities and challenges that local firms are likely to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/530.html Minister for Science and Innovation Lord Sainsbury will officially open The Sheffield Bioincubator on Friday 10 February 2006. Responsible for promoting world-class science and innovation, Lord Sainsbury ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/529.html 30 year 10 pupils from Sheffield's Westfield School will be finding out about genes, DNA and genetic diseases when they visit the University of Sheffield's Department of Biomedical Sciences on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/528.html Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, was at the University of Sheffield today to officially open a new laboratory capable of producing embryonic stem lines that can be used ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/527.html Neurologists, linguists and epilepsy experts from across the UK and Europe are meeting in Sheffield next week to discuss new research indicating that the risk of diagnosing epilepsy incorrectly can be ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/526.html Systematic phonics should feature in every child's reading instruction and it should be part of every literacy teacher's repertoire, according to a Government-funded review of research by academics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/525.html 25th January 2006 will see the launch of ‘Plan Ahead’. This ground-breaking ovarian reserve test will help women plan for the future by giving a predictive assessment of the number of eggs ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/524.html A group of experts and public figures will gather at the University of Sheffield this week to discuss the new security challenges since the London attacks of 7 July 2005, and to address the development ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/523.html Pupils from Sheffield’s Hinde House School were introduced to university life last week in a one-day ‘motivation event’ held at the University of Sheffield. The event, which involved ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/522.html Scientists in Sheffield working on the fundamental biological processes of plants, could make a significant difference to the lives of farmers in many parts of the world. Using model plant species, researchers ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/521.html A scientist from the University of Sheffield is taking part in a flagship exchange programme with Nick Clegg MP, as part of an initiative to build links between the UK’s leading politicians and scientists. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/520.html A lecturer at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a prize for excellence in teaching by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr Anthony Rossiter, who works in the Department of Automatic Control ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/519.html Two Professors in the University of Sheffield’s Department of Music have collaborated on a new book which unlocks the secrets of one of the leading composers of the twentieth-century, Olivier Messiaen. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/517.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have uncovered a novel chemical pathway in the brain that may be vital to our learning and memory processes, leading to a better understanding of disease states ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2006/518.html The University of Sheffield’s Dental School together with Wheata Place Dental Clinic have developed a new student outreach programme aimed at fixing the critical national and local shortage of dental ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/515.html An international consortium of researchers, including experts from the University of Sheffield has deciphered the gene code of a key family of fungi, which includes the leading cause of death in leukaemia ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/513.html The University of Sheffield and Kaplan International Colleges held a special event yesterday to launch their plans to establish a new international college in Sheffield. The launch event was attended by ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/511.html A local team, including experts from the University of Sheffield, has been chosen to present a project based on Sheffield at the most significant and influential architectural event in the world, to an ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/510.html A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield is contributing its expertise to a key education project in South Africa, helping young students to develop their knowledge of the country's environment, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/509.html A presentation on Thursday 15 December celebrates, in the University's centenary year, the historic link between the University's new visual identity and old-established Sheffield type manufacturer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/508.html Professor Bob Boucher, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sheffield, has welcomed measures announced by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, to attract international students to the UK. In his pre-budget report ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/507.html Christmas is a time for giving, and staff and students at the University of Sheffield have been busy doing just that. SheffieldVolunteering at the University’s Union of Students have organised a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/506.html The University of Sheffield is preparing to celebrate the achievements of a crew of students, staff and alumni who made a splash for charity by sailing a 60 metre ship around the Balearic Islands in April ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/505.html New research from the University of Sheffield has identified the genes that predispose some people to skin damage caused by common household products such as soap and bubble-baths. The research reveals ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/504.html Sheffield school children will be delving deep beneath the ocean in an aquatic robot competition next week for the regional heat of the First Lego League at the University of Sheffield. The event, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/503.html A new government report into stem cell research in the UK has highlighted the University of Sheffield as one of the country's leading organisations producing stem cell patents. The report, which ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/502.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that certain brain cells are organised into 'social' networks, which are governed by the same patterns of behaviour as human social interactions. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/501.html This Christmas the University of Sheffield is presenting a rare production of Jacques Offenbach's opera, 'Orpheus in the Underworld.' The production, under the direction of Jane Davidson and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/500.html Kate Barker, Bank of England policymaker, said that the prospects for the UK economy over the next year remain stable. In a speech to the Managing Directors' Club at the University of Sheffield last ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/499.html Over 70 exhibitors will be visiting Sheffield next week to discover Yorkshire’s future legal eagles at the University of Sheffield’s Legal Fair on Wednesday 30 November 2005. The Sheffield ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/494.html The University of Sheffield and Kaplan, a leading provider of educational programmes worldwide, have this week signed a formal agreement to establish Sheffield International College. Based on the University's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/498.html Students from the University of Sheffield are flocking to support World Aids Day on Thursday 1 December 2005 with a host of events, including a visit from local MP Richard Caborn, to help combat the growing ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/497.html Five budding young entrepreneurs from the University of Sheffield are celebrating after coming first, second and third in the annual Business Plan Competition run by White Rose Centre for Enterprise. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/496.html Jaime Parada Avila and Alberto Bustani Adem will be presented with honorary degrees by the University of Sheffield in two special ceremonies in Mexico this week. The ceremonies will also involve graduates ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/493.html The University of Sheffield's new Student Health Centre has won two prizes at the annual Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Yorkshire Awards 2005. The building's architects, CPMG, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/492.html A University of Sheffield graduate has been awarded the Young Structural Engineer of the Year award. Sally Preston, 26, was awarded the accolade by IStructE for her exemplary work on Palestra, a 12 storey ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/491.html Dr Thomas Helleday from the Institute for Cancer Studies at the University of Sheffield has been awarded the 2005 Eppendorf Young European Investigator Award for his discovery of a new treatment for certain ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/489.html The University of Sheffield is preparing for a major conference on cancer care, to be held at The Source, Meadowhall on 23 November 2005. The conference will discuss the difficulties in presenting cancer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/488.html The University of Sheffield's Singers' Society is holding a concert of choral music by candlelight in St John's Church, Ranmoor, on Saturday 26 November 2005. The concert, which begins at 7.30pm, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/487.html The Centre for Stem Cell Biology (CSCB) at the University of Sheffield is opening a new laboratory capable of producing embryonic stem cell lines that can be used in medical treatments. The facility represents ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/486.html The University of Sheffield's Department of Politics is celebrating its 40th birthday this month with a series of three free public lectures on contemporary political issues in St George's Church ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/485.html Archaeologists from ARCUS, the University of Sheffield’s archaeological consultancy, have made an unexpected discovery in Sheffield’s city centre. The team have unearthed a medieval well over ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/483.html A University of Sheffield study into the impact of the Labour Government's employment legislation programme has shown that it represents a distinctive approach to employment relations with a strong ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/482.html The city's universities are teaming up to bridge the gap between the academic and business communities. The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have joined forces to host a networking ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/481.html New research carried out by the University of Sheffield has shown that television, video and other elements of the media and popular culture can have a positive impact on the lives of young children from ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/480.html Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield, a world famous expert in robotic technology and artificial intelligence, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Institute of Navigation. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/479.html University of Sheffield student Jessica Ennis, 19, will be flying out to Australia in March 2006 to represent England in the Heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games. Jessica, a second year undergraduate student ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/478.html A report from the University of Sheffield on teenage parenting among ethnic minority groups has shown that many young parents have positive experiences raising their children. A survey showed that many ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/477.html Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir Paul Nurse FRS, will officially open the Wellcome Trust & the Wolfson Foundation Facility for Molecular Life Sciences at the University of Sheffield on Thursday 3 November ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/475.html New research from the University of Sheffield has shown that major oil spills and a changing climate have had a far greater impact on populations of British sea birds than was previously thought. A team ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/476.html To celebrate the first anniversary of the University of Sheffield and its Union of Students gaining joint Fairtrade Status, the Union will be holding a Fairtrade wine reception in Coffee Revolution on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/474.html A report co-written by a finance expert at the University of Sheffield has given a fresh insight into the workings of capital markets, providing a new understanding of how share prices react to purchases ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/473.html The University of Sheffield is taking part in one of the first worldwide breast cancer prevention trials, the International Breast cancer Intervention Study II (IBIS-2).The groundbreaking trial is seen ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/472.html The Careers Services of the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University will be joining forces once again to host the popular and successful Yorkshire Autumn Graduate Recruitment Fair on Tuesday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/471.html Dr Vanessa Lawrence, Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, is coming to the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 19 October 2005 to deliver the fourth annual Roberts Lecture, entitled ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/470.html The University of Sheffield Careers Service and the Union of Students have joined forces to help students find jobs while they study. Students at the University are benefiting from a new Student Jobshop, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/469.html An ongoing research and teaching project by the University of Sheffield into the £20m regeneration of Sheffield’s Norfolk Park estate, has raised serious concerns over the flagship initiative ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/468.html The University of Sheffield is sponsoring this year’s Sheffield Business Week, as part of the institution’s commitment to supporting industry and commerce in the city. Sheffield Business ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/467.html Professor Sir Keith O'Nions, Director General of Research Councils at the Department of Trade and Industry, is to tour some of the University of Sheffield's research centres on Friday 14 October ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/466.html A team of archaeologists from five UK universities (Sheffield, Manchester, Bournemouth, Bristol and UCL) have overturned conventional understanding of Stonehenge after discovering a prehistoric ceremonial ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/465.html The University of Sheffield's autumn concert series kicks off on Tuesday 18 October 2005 at 7.30pm with a performance of folk, blues and swing classics by Simon Mayor on mandolin and guitar, and Hilary ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/464.html The 'N8' research partnership, comprising eight research-intensive universities in the North of England, has appointed Dr David Secher as its first Chief Executive. The N8 group comprises the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/463.html Academics, students and enterprise experts will be meeting at a major conference on Enterprise Education at the University of Sheffield on 14 October 2005. The conference will generate ideas for embedding ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/462.html A team of students from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield will be taking part in the final of a national competition to find the UK’s biotechnologists ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/461.html The University of Sheffield’s Department of Mental Health and Learning Disability in the School of Nursing and Midwifery has launched a poetry competition that is open to members of the general public ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/460.html New research by Professor Philip Wright from the University of Sheffield’s Management School indicates that the introduction of competition to the gas market has undermined the industry’s ability ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/457.html The University of Sheffield is delighted to announce that it is a major sponsor of the Sheffield International Documentary Festival which opens in the city next week. Dr Vanessa Toulmin, Director of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/458.html The Hull Fair Project, a celebration of the fair's rich history is to be launched at a major event at the Kingston-upon-Hull Guildhall on October 11 2005. The public event will showcase the screening ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/459.html In the biggest event of its kind ever held at the University of Sheffield, UK business and public sector leaders met last night to discuss the Northern Way, the flagship initiative set up to reinvigorate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/456.html The Bishop of Sheffield has appointed the Reverend Will Lamb as a Residentiary Canon, to share in the task of overseeing the life of Sheffield Cathedral. Will has been the full-time Anglican Chaplain ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/455.html The University of Sheffield is creating a new learning experience for its students and staff in a single spectacular building with a new name, Information Commons. This new concept means that students ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/454.html The University of Sheffield launches its new autumn series of free lunchtime concerts this week, with a performance of folk and jazz music for the viola by PhD student, Lindsay Aitkenhead. The weekly concerts ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/453.html An exclusive Florence Nightingale exhibition highlighting the famous nurse’s link with the city of Sheffield, and featuring many original artefacts displayed for the first time, is currently on display ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/452.html Sponsorship from a local company is giving the University of Sheffield a head start in research that could lead to more productive food crops and a better understanding of how plants work. Broomhill-based ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/451.html A leading astrophysicist from the University of Sheffield will discuss the uncertain future of the Hubble Space Telescope next week in a public debate at the Showroom. Dr Richard de Grijs, senior lecturer ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/450.html Professor Xie Shengwu, President of Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University, will be presented with an honorary degree by the University of Sheffield in a special ceremony in Shanghai on Friday 30 September ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/449.html An economics student from the University of Sheffield is celebrating after winning the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP) Award for the ‘Most Enterprising Student’ in Essex. Steven ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/448.html The experiences of ordinary Londoners who lived between 1690 and 1800 will be made publicly available thanks to a team of historians from the Universities of Hertfordshire and Sheffield, and the use of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/447.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have questioned the effectiveness of current agricultural policies designed to eradicate scrapie, the fatal degenerative disease in sheep that is closely related ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/446.html The University of Sheffield has announced the appointment of Professor Roger Watson as Head Elect of its Graduate School of Nursing. Professor Watson, who comes to Sheffield from the University of Hull ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/444.html The University of Sheffield is celebrating recognition from the Royal Horticultural Society for its recent landscape improvements and also its role in helping Sheffield achieve Gold in the Entente Florale ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/445.html A careers service initiative involving six Yorkshire universities has scooped the inaugural national Excellence Award for Diversity awarded by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS). ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/442.html Nursing student Denise Dunn has been awarded this year’s Chancellor's Medal by the University of Sheffield. Denise will receive the annual prize for her services to the School of Nursing and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/441.html The University of Sheffield is to lead an international research consortium into weathering thanks to a £1.74m grant from the Natural Environment Research Council. Sheffield, along with the Universities ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/440.html With concern growing about the spread of MRSA in hospitals, new research conducted by Dr Milton Wainwright from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology has ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/438.html Professor Malcolm Press of the University of Sheffield will be awarded the British Ecological Society's President's Medal at the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting held at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/435.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that older Chinese people are disadvantaged when it comes to finding out about cancer screening, treatment and care, because of language and cultural ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/434.html An archaeological dig on West Bar in Sheffield's city centre has revealed fascinating insights into Victorian and Georgian domestic life in the city. Discoveries so far include a wide variety of everyday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/nr433.html A research team led by Professor Andrew Gamble at the University of Sheffield has found that the government’s new Child Trust Fund, which helps children save a tax-free cash ‘nest egg’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/432.html The University of Sheffield is rated 8th in the UK and 18th in Europe, and has moved up four places to 65th in the world in an annual academic ranking of the top 500 universities worldwide published in ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/431.html People in Derbyshire will get the chance to be archaeologists for a day this summer, in a special public dig taking place at Staveley Hall from Monday 15 August until Monday 12 September 2005. The community ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/429.html A team of systems engineers from the University of Sheffield is developing an intelligent computer system which imitates a doctor's brain to make treatment decisions for intensive care patients. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/428.html Scientists have discovered that the surfaces of most paper documents, plastic cards and cardboard packages contain unique ‘fingerprints’ that could be used to combat fraud. A team of scientists ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/427.html Over 100 sporting graduates of the University of Sheffield will be returning to the city this weekend to take part in a one-off football tournament as part of the University’s Centenary celebrations. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/425.html A team of researchers from the University of Sheffield is developing powerful new drugs to relieve the pain of sufferers of cancer and other serious medical conditions, without causing the toxic side effects ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/424.html A team of historians including Professor Robert Shoemaker from the University of Sheffield, has been awarded funding to make the transcripts from Old Bailey trials from 1834 to 1913 available online for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/421.html The University of Sheffield is to award 18 honorary degrees at its degree ceremonies next week, from Tuesday 19 July to Friday 22 July 2005. Honorary degrees will be given to, amongst others, Sir Ranulph ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/422.html Scientists at the University of Sheffield have explained the differences in the way the male brain interprets male and female voices, explaining why people who hallucinate and hear false voices almost ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/420.html Weston Park will be turned into a carnival from 12-14 July 2005, as the University of Sheffield holds a party for staff and local schoolchildren to celebrate its centenary year. Over 6000 people are expected ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/419.html A team of Chinese roboteers will be competing against some of the UK’s best known fighting machines at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford on Saturday 16 July 2005. The Chinese robots ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/418.html Machines will battle it out for a place in the history books next week as the first Guinness World Record for robot sprinting and rope climbing is attempted. The UK’s most ingenious robots will gather ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/417.html Fans of the weird and wonderful are in for a treat next week, when the University of Sheffield is taken over by fire-eaters, conjurers and illusionists for a special day of magic tricks organised by the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/416.html A team of undergraduate students from the University of Sheffield has designed a new way to ensure that clubbers always have the perfect night out, by developing software to allow them to check the playlists ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/414a.html Senior figures from the world of dentistry are coming to the University of Sheffield next week to celebrate the practice of pioneering 19th century Sheffield dentist Frank Harrison, who first recommended ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/403.html HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York will be visiting the University of Sheffield in his role as a special representative for international trade and investment on 22 June 2005. The visit will focus on the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/415.html Sheffield has a presence in Singapore this week in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic announcement on Wednesday July 6 2005. Dr Steve Haake, a sports engineer at the University of Sheffield, is in Singapore ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/414.html Pupils from Chaucer School in Sheffield will visit the Royal Society in London next week to present their project ‘A Bug’s Life’ at the Society's Summer Science Exhibition, thanks ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/413.html The weird and wonderful world of Victorian magic, illusion and performance will come to the University of Sheffield next month for a special conference organised by the National Fairground Archive. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/411.html A PhD student from the University of Sheffield got her research message across when she was awarded first prize by fellow students in a regional university poster competition. Stana Zivanovic, a student ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/410.html An expert at the University of Sheffield will be talking about the causes for the increased incidence of eczema in children in a Channel Four documentary, Allergic to Everything on Thursday 30 June at ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/406.html New archaeological finds suggest that our ancestors used Stonehenge as a place to celebrate the winter solstice, and not the summer solstice as previously thought. The findings are part of a research project ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/408.html Research conducted by the University of Sheffield into UK call centres shows that customers are more satisfied when workers are more involved in their jobs. The study, carried out by the University of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/409.html Representatives from both North and South Korea will meet at a conference in Sheffield next week, which will celebrate the history, art, literature, culture and societies of both countries. The 2005 biennial ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/407.html The University of Sheffield will host an international conference this month on polymer analysis and characterisation. The 18th International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterisation (ISPAC) ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/404.html A conference at the University of Sheffield on 17 June 2005 will look at how older people can receive better quality of care from front line staff, through use of a simple single assessment process that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/402.html A team of pathologists and scientists from the Brazilian city of Ribeirão Preto will visit Sheffield next week, to learn forensic techniques in order to identify victims of multiple gunshot wounds, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/398.html Joanne Harris, internationally acclaimed author of 'Chocolat', 'Five Quarters of the Orange' and 'Coastliners' will visit the University of Sheffield on Thursday 16 June 2005 to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/401.html Pupils from six schools in Barnsley will become engineers for the day as part of a University scheme to encourage young people to consider careers in the subject. Sixty school pupils will visit the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/400.html The University of Sheffield has received an award for its work with disabled children in the region. Students from the University’s Management School have organised an annual athletics event for ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/399.html Experts at the University of Sheffield are looking for volunteers to take part in a worldwide trial for a drug that may be able to prevent breast cancer in women with a high risk of developing the disease. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/397.html A memorial ceremony will take place in honour of Richard Hamilton, the University of Sheffield medical student who died in a canoeing accident in the Highlands of Scotland on 22 May 2005. The ceremony, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/396.html Local pupils from three Sheffield schools will discover the ‘secret of life, the universe and everything’ on a visit to the University of Sheffield this week. Sixteen pupils from Shirecliffe ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/395.html A delegation of senior officials from Mexico’s National Council for Science and Technology, El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONTACyT) will visit the University of Sheffield on ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/394.html Sheffield University Drama Society will perform Arthur Miller's 'Two Way Mirror' next week, at the University of Sheffield's Drama Studio on Shearwood Road. The play will run from Wednesday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/389.html Professor Sir Harold Kroto, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and University of Sheffield alumnus, will name the Kroto Research Institute at the University of Sheffield on 3 June 2005, which forms ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/393.html The University of Sheffield has announced the appointment of Mr Bob Rabone as Director of Finance. Mr Rabone, who comes to the University from the major international law firm Eversheds LLP, will take ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/391a.html Weston Park will come alive with the sound of music on Saturday 4 June 2005, when the University of Sheffield's Summer Music Festival kicks off with an outdoor performance by the University's Wind ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/391.html The University of Sheffield will celebrate its 100th birthday next week. Staff, students, alumni and local residents will join together to celebrate the University's Charter Day on Tuesday 31 May 2005, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/390.html The bells of St Marie's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield will ring out across this city this holiday weekend, in celebration of the University of Sheffield's Centenary year. The bells will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/388.html A group of Norwegian politicians and civil servants will be visiting the University of Sheffield's Department of Town and Regional Planning this week, as part of Europe's 'Vitalising City Centres ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/385.html The history of Yorkshire is set to come alive later this month, when 'Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon' is released on DVD. The films take viewers on a tour of life in working-class ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/381.html A study conducted by the University of Sheffield, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has found that, although many people don't use libraries, museums and archives regularly ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/386.html The Chief Executive Officer of the British Computer Society will deliver a keynote speech at the University of Sheffield next week. David Clarke will talk to leading local business representatives at a ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/384.html The University of Sheffield will host a special public seminar day on Friday 27 May 2005 to discuss the results and implications of the general election. The event, organised by the University's Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/382.html A paper published today in Science shows that the largest ice sheet in the world, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, is growing due to increased snow fall. This growth partly mitigates the sea level rise caused ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/383.html A scientist from the University of Sheffield will be a lead contributor in a national public debate about the future of nanotechnology. Professor Richard Jones, of the Department of Physics at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/380.html A distinguished international lawyer and judge will be at the University of Sheffield next week to give a guest speech for the Centre for European, Comparative and International Law’s (CECIL) annual ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/379.html The University of Sheffield is contributing to the local environment and encouraging its staff to appreciate and care for their natural surroundings as part of Sheffield’s Environment Weeks. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/378.html A Sheffield playgroup for children with learning disabilities and run by student volunteers will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend with a party for all the children involved. As part of the celebrations ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/376.html Homeless people in Sheffield have so far received over a quarter of a million pounds from students at the University of Sheffield. Every year students living in University accommodation are invited to ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/368.html Science and art lessons will merge together for Sheffield pupils in a special event at the Millennium Galleries on Wednesday 18 May 2005. “Einstein: Life, Science and Art” has been organised ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/375.html Dr David Fletcher today welcomed the decision by the West Planning Board to approve the University of Sheffield’s application to redevelop and improve its student accommodation in the Ranmoor and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/372.html Thirteen of the University of Sheffield's best string players are set to delight a city audience next week, when the Pisgah Ensemble delivers the final performance of the University's spring concert ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/370.html Traditional Korean music and performing arts come to the Sheffield later this month when a group of performers from the Korean National University of the Arts visit the University of Sheffield. Among the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/371.html Two students from the University of Sheffield have each received a prestigious 2005 Salters’ Graduate Prize. Krishnaa Mahbubani, 25, and Adam Burrell, 23, were nominated by their Heads of Department ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/369.html The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Rotherham will be hosting an international conference on Wednesday 11 May 2005, focussing on the way metals will be manufactured to make the planes of the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/367.html Professor Philip Ingham FRS, of the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the 2005 Genetics Society medal for his outstanding research contribution to developmental genetics. He was presented with ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/366.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been given a £1.9m grant by the EPSRC to develop a new generation of robots that can respond to their environment in the same way as humans and animals ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/365.html A paper published in Nature, by scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, describes how experts have used X-rays to see structures in unprecedented ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/364.html The University of Sheffield and the local branch of HSBC will join forces to actively promote environmental and conservation action in the local community. Students from the University of Sheffield and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/363.html The University of Sheffield will play host to a feast of theatre and performance this month, to celebrate the University's Centenary year. The Centenary Drama Festival will take place from Wednesday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/362.html Tony Christie, one of Sheffield's leading personalities, has announced his support for the University of Sheffield's Student Residences Strategy. The scheme, which will vastly improve the accommodation ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/361.html Professor Andrew Motion, the Poet Laureate, is to visit the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 4 May 2005, to receive an honorary degree and to deliver a poetry reading as part of the University's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/359.html Student volunteers at the University of Sheffield will help make sport fun for local school children in a coaching session with a difference. Over 250 pupils from four Sheffield schools, including Netherthorpe ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/360.html 130 staff and students of the University of Sheffield will be running in the Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday May 1, 2005, to celebrate the University’s 100th birthday and to raise money for charity. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/357.html The University of Sheffield has appointed Professor Keith Glaister as Dean of its Management School, to further develop the School and to oversee a planned expansion later this year. He will be taking ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/358.html The history and heritage of the University of Sheffield will be celebrated throughout the weekend of May 7 - 8, with a series of special events to mark the University's 100th birthday. A new book by ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/356.html A team of staff and students from the University of Sheffield has raised £22,000 for local children with persistent speech difficulties by sailing around the Balearic Islands on a specially chartered ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/355.html Three students from the University of Sheffield will be representing Great Britain in the Orienteering World Cup 2005, competing against teams from Japan, Scandinavia, Russia, the USA, Canada and Australia. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/352.html A novel new way to treat cancer by cutting off the blood supply to tumours has earned Dr Carolyn Staton of the University of Sheffield the British Association for Cancer Research’s award for Translational ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/351.html An innovative new scheme at the University of Sheffield’s Health Service has been recognised in a national awards ceremony. The new SMS text service, which is used to send messages to students’ ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/350.html An international student at the University of Sheffield will be travelling to Canada and the United States this summer to carry out social science research on the cruise ship industry. Devin Glowinski, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/348.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have questioned the effectiveness of time targets in improving care in Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments, following a study which has suggested that ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/347.html Football will unite the local refugee community with students from Sheffield’s two universities on Saturday 23 April 2005. ‘Football for Friendship’ will bring together asylum seekers, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/346.html A specially commissioned work by renowned local artist Joe Scarborough will be presented to the University of Sheffield this weekend. The painting is entitled 'Our University', and was commissioned ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/345.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield have shown that babies can be taught to distinguish between different monkey faces in the same way that they distinguish individual human faces. The team had ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/344.html Over 500 school pupils from across South Yorkshire will visit the University of Sheffield this week to explore the world of chemistry. The ‘Chemistry at Work’ event will see students spending ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/342.html A review of 42 trials has shown that in most cases manual toothbrushes remove as much plaque as their expensive electronic counterparts, and protect just as well against inflamed gums. In fact, the only ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/336a.html A report published today shows that the UK has slipped eight places to 17th position in an international ranking of economic competitiveness, falling behind countries including Germany and Holland. The ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/335.html The Ambassador of the Netherlands will pay a visit to the University of Sheffield next week to mark the arrival of a new collection of Dutch language, literature and history books to the University's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/334.html Sheffield is to play host to a feast of new music on Tuesday 26 April 2005 when the University of Sheffield's New Music Ensemble performs at Firth Hall. The concert programme will showcase brand new ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/328.html Researchers at the University of Sheffield, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, have discovered a new way of treating and preventing certain types of hereditary breast cancer. The latest finding describes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/333.html The University of Sheffield’s orienteering club walked away with gold medals after dominating this year’s BUSA orienteering championships at Warwick University. Sheffield University Orienteering ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/332.html Dr David Fletcher, Registrar and Secretary of the University of Sheffield, this week outlined progress made towards delivery of the University's Student Residences Strategy. Dr Fletcher particularly ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/331.html The Ambassador of the Czech Republic will visit the University of Sheffield today to further cement the ongoing relationship between the University and the Czech Embassy. During his time in Sheffield, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/330.html The University of Sheffield’s first ever Women’s Week proved a huge success with plans already underway to ensure the week has long term impact. The University celebrated the contribution of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/329.html Lord Richard Best, OBE, Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation will deliver a keynote speech at the University of Sheffield next week. The event marks the second formal dinner meeting of the University's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/327.html New evidence which has come to light on the 'Jack the Ripper' murders of 19th century London will be presented by a former murder squad detective at the University of Sheffield next week. Trevor ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/326.html A new £6.9m science facility aimed at developing new bioscience companies in the city will be officially ‘topped out’ at a ceremony on Friday 8 April 2005 at 3.30pm. The University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/325.html The University of Sheffield is searching for the region’s local heroes and will reward those who have excelled in the areas of community, culture, environment, scholarship and sport. As part of its ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/323.html The University of Sheffield has won two national awards for its commitment to environmental improvement. The Green Gown Award 2005 for Water Efficiency was presented to the University by the HEEPI (Higher ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/322.html A team of staff, students and former students from the University of Sheffield are setting sail next week for a trip of a lifetime around the Balearic Islands on a specially chartered Tall Ship. The 48-strong ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/321a.html The University of Sheffield has appointed Bovis Lend Lease as its preferred partner to build and remain responsible for the upkeep of the new student residences in Endcliffe and Ranmoor. Bovis Lend Lease ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/320.html A researcher from the University of Sheffield has been awarded a top international prize for his cutting-edge work with British Olympic sports teams. Dr John Hart's award-winning work with the University's ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/319.html The University of Sheffield has today announced that its Access Agreement has been agreed by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) and that it will be offering bursaries of up to £12,000 for home undergraduate ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/218.html A team of scientists from across the UK will be meeting at Imperial College London on Tuesday 22 March to discuss new advances being made in the immobilisation and disposal of hazardous radioactive waste. ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/316.html Research presented at a conference today, as part of National Ideas Day, shows that employee suggestion schemes can increase employee creativity, as well as having a beneficial effect on the bottom line ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/314.html Research being presented in the House of Commons on 14 March 2005 will demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, the extinction of one species does not necessarily lead to a 'cascade' of resulting ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/312.html Research being presented in the House of Commons on 14 March 2005 will describe the changes that occur in our brains when we tell lies. This could have major implications for the future of the judicial ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/313.html A new £1.8 million research consortium designed to improve quality of life and economic growth in the UK recently held its first open conference in London. The Sustainable Urban Brownfield Regeneration: ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/311.html A new book will allow scientists of the future to unlock the secrets of nanotechnology. ‘Nanoscale Science and Technology’, which is co-edited by Dr. Mark Geoghegan, of the Department of Physics ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/310.html Dr. Richard Roberts, a Nobel Prize Winner and University of Sheffield graduate, will officially name a £10 million chemistry building at the University of Sheffield on Tuesday 15 March 2005, as the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/309.html The University of Sheffield has announced a number of significant improvements to its plans to redevelop student accommodation in the Endcliffe and Ranmoor area of the city. Since September 2004, the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/308.html Artists, scientists and engineers in the region will meet for the Royal Academy of Engineering regional lecture at the University of Sheffield later this week. Professor Richard Williams of the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/307.html The University of Sheffield's Department of English is launching a new partnership with Brinsworth School in Rotherham this week, to encourage more students to consider going into higher education, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/306.html Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the Guardian newspaper, will be paying the University of Sheffield a visit on Wednesday 9 March 2005. He will be delivering the annual Hugo Young Lecture entitled “What ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/205.html A public debate at the University of Sheffield will allow local people to talk about the future of stem cell research and to discuss their own thoughts with experts in the field. The arguments for and ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/304.html The local community will get a helping hand next weekend thanks to students at the University of Sheffield. Over 100 students will take part in 850 hours of volunteering during the weekend of Saturday ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/298.html A paper published in today’s issue of Science has challenged beliefs about the role of dopamine in the brain, which could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and drug ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/303.html Students from the University of Sheffield will rehearse, design and construct everything they need for a one off musical performance in just 24 hours, and all in the name of charity. The group of 150 students, ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/302.html Students from thirty UK universities will visit the city this weekend to take part in one of the largest Malaysian sports festivals in the country. The University of Sheffield’s Malaysian Student ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/301.html Fans of the weird and wonderful world of Terry Pratchett are in for a treat next week when Sheffield University Drama Society (SUDS) present a unique performance of 'Carpe Jugulum' at the University ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/300.html Musical theatre performers from the Pennsylvania State University will be bringing their unique brand of showstopping song and dance to Sheffield this month, for a one-off performance to celebrate the ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/299.html Are you crazy about Chemistry, bonkers about Biology or fascinated by Physics? Do you live, sleep and breathe science? Well even if you don't, now's your chance to learn to love it as science takes ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/297.html The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University are joining forces this week to showcase career opportunities in the public sector at the National Public Sector Careers Fair. The fair will ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/296.html Students at the University of Sheffield will be finding out about buying fairly traded products in a series of special events during national Fairtrade Fortnight this March. The events include two special ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/295.html A report published by researchers from the University of Sheffield shows that the profile of homeless people in London has changed dramatically over the past 15 years. The research found that users of ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/293.html Sheffield is a world leader in nanotechnology research, and now it is also taking a leading role in educating the general public in the importance of this science. Experts from the city's two Universities ... http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2005/294.html A seminar in Sheffield has attracted over 50 delegates from 20 of the world&#39