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Older people have a thirst for technology
Older adults want to adopt modern technology to help improve their quality of life, despite a huge 'technology gap', new research has found.
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Exploring the extraordinary science of bones
Super scientists of the future have been delving into the intriguing world of medical biology at an extraordinary workshop hosted by the University of Sheffield.
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Awards recognise commitment to gender equality
Commitment to gender equality and career progression for women scientists at the University of Sheffield has been further reinforced with a glowing endorsement from a champion for female researchers.
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New dawn in disease research and treatment with launch of in silico medicine in Sheffield
High performance computer power is being harnessed to revolutionise treatments for a wide range of diseases through ground-breaking virtual models in a joint project by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Energy switch-off generates engineering scholarships
Green-thinking engineers at the University of Sheffield have been switching-off lights, computers and machinery in a bid to save money on energy bills in order to create new scholarships.
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Virtual open days offer would-be students new way to visit University
A virtual open day offering prospective students from around the world the chance to experience greater interaction and learn more about courses, campus, and the community, in a pioneering way, has been launched at the University of Sheffield.
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‘In The City’ celebrates Yorkshire dialect, women of steel and uncommon people
A series of public talks and events celebrating the local region’s identity and heritage begins next month (3 May – 17 August 2013), entitled In The City.
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Public invited to Mud Stomp to recreate Iron Age life
A project recreating an Iron Age Roundhouse in the Peak District is calling for volunteers to help a ‘Mud Stomp’ to create the materials for building the walls.
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Encouraging enterprise and making ideas happen
Creativity and innovation will be celebrated at the University of Sheffield next week (15-19 April 2013) during a unique festival of workshops and events showcasing intriguing and exciting enterprising activity.
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International stem cell conference unites leading UK and Indian scientists
International stem cell conference unites leading UK and Indian scientists in efforts to transform regenerative medicine
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Enterprising infants show how taking risks in the classroom develops great learning
The University of Sheffield's Management School have been helping children transform their learning through an innovative enterprise programme.
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Early Easter egg for Yorkshire's first urban breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons
The pair of Peregrine Falcons who have set up home on a special nesting platform at St George's Church in Sheffield have laid their first egg of the breeding season.
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BBC’s Robert Peston to present business lecture
BBC Business Editor Robert Peston will discuss the British economy at the second lecture of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) held at the University of Sheffield next month.
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Researchers take you on a journey of discovery
Smashing strawberries to extract the DNA, mini creatures living all over our bodies, and medical implants used in hospital operations are just some of the things to be amazed by when the University of Sheffield opens up its doors for Discovery Night as part of the Sheffield Festival of Science and Engineering.
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Future world leaders exercise powers of persuasion
World leaders and delegates of the future have been exercising their powers of persuasion at a unique workshop hosted by the University of Sheffield.
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