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Date Title 21 December 2003 Experts solve Christmas turkey teaser 28 November 2003 Student volunteers bring Eid to Sheffield school 17 November 2003 Discovery shows promise as a new treatment for toxoplasmosis 12 November 2003 Students complete 600 hours of volunteering in one weekend 10 November 2003 Leading light in European judiciary to speak in Sheffield 10 November 2003 Staff and students invited to have a bike to eat for free 05 November 2003 University CCTV system contributes to city security 03 November 2003 Rolls-Royce to launch new research centre at University 28 October 2003 Students and local people invited to grill MEPs 23 October 2003 Gripple expertise helps join students to the workplace 22 October 2003 Silicon may have been the key to start of life on Earth 17 October 2003 Employers flock to snap up students 17 October 2003 Civil engineering builds university-industry bridges 17 October 2003 St Lucian wins Sheffield University's doctoral scholarship 16 October 2003 Sports Minister launches world's first sports science and technology cluster 14 October 2003 Lord Best advocates research role in curing social ills 14 October 2003 Student volunteers help local disabled people 09 October 2003 Hull Fair oral history: appeal goes out for memories 01 October 2003 Scottish surgeon cured bacterial infection before Pasteur 26 September 2003 University in major recruitment drive for second year 22 September 2003 Green roofs go mainstream with major UK conference 18 September 2003 Student scoops national chemical engineering prize 16 September 2003 Student volunteers need community projects 15 September 2003 Scientist finds world's oldest land plants 15 September 2003 Packaging injuries cost £12m a year 11 September 2003 Psychopaths are they born or made? 08 September 2003 International musicians to perform in Sheffield 28 August 2003 Did the Allies save Hitler? 18 August 2003 Deadly gas can protect the heart 08 August 2003 Cutting edge archaeology book wins national prize 04 August 2003 New book tells of the first genetically engineered animal 22 July 2003 University honours celebrate local achievements 18 July 2003 Research shows patients and their families concerned about end-of-life care 18 July 2003 Car safety seats expose children to worse vibration than adult passengers 18 July 2003 University-led consortium goes for gold with £2.8m sports research project 15 July 2003 Dear Deirdre may change the way we learn 11 July 2003 Time Team are in Town 04 July 2003 School students get a taste of undergraduate life 02 July 2003 New guidance to defend Britain's coastal landscapes 23 June 2003 Students learn that 'It's a Bug's Life' for microbiologists 18 June 2003 World's largest aerospace company invests on Advanced Manufacturing Park. 13 June 2003 Fitness centre open day offers free activities for all 12 June 2003 Sheffield professor's book wins international prize 11 June 2003 Law students offer free legal advice to Sheffield residents. 11 June 2003 University lecturer wins £50,000 for exceptional teaching. 07 June 2003 University signs up to five-fold green energy boost 28 May 2003 Website supports teenagers whose parents have cancer 20 May 2003 Student charity concert targets cancer research 13 May 2003 City benefits from Student Volunteers 09 May 2003 Cancer appeal is 'knocked out' by rowathon success 09 May 2003 Fitness instructors get a taste of their own medicine 01 May 2003 Research casts doubt on controversial scientific theory 28 April 2003 Lord Sainsbury Opens World-leading Dark Matter Lab 25 April 2003 Top International Experts at Globalisation Conference 16 April 2003 Brainy robot breaks new ground in Parkinson's research 15 April 2003 Forgotten folk-songs available at the touch of a button 11 April 2003 Conference Examines Feminist Influence in Education 10 April 2003 Prizewinning Book Records Sheffield's Place In Fact Finding Tour That Changed History 07 April 2003 Mumps Outbreak Among University Students Prompts Vaccination Programme 07 April 2003 Extra funding rewards University's performance 04 April 2003 University Appoints New Finance Director 01 April 2003 Student Volunteers Offer Local Children Sports Fun 27 March 2003 New international research centre aims to boost South-East Europe's fortunes 27 March 2003 ECUS success in environmental road research 19 March 2003 Rare Scottish honour for Sheffield language expert 17 March 2003 Upside-down underwater telescope to study visitors from space 12 March 2003 Public gets close up view of insects' amazing lives 10 March 2003 Customer service - a key to business success? 05 March 2003 Old Bailey project brings a forgotten London back to life 03 March 2003 University to host question time with Michael Grandage 26 February 2003 Top TV scientist to give free Sheffield public lecture 26 February 2003 Story of University's lost Darwin letter has happy ending. 21 February 2003 Sheffield student, 18, to present his research to world experts 19 February 2003 New arena suits both nervous beginners and boulder experts 19 February 2003 New history offers fresh perspective on Sheffield cutlery 18 February 2003 British Academy honour for Sheffield pre-history expert 12 February 2003 From NASA space projects to 'The Chocolate Challenge' it's National Science Week 2003 11 February 2003 Students engineer sporting showdown 07 February 2003 Volunteers stick their oars in for charity 04 February 2003 Legal firms flock to snap up students 04 February 2003 Sheffield and Manchester to stage historic opera's first UK performances. 31 January 2003 Alternative steel loses its Achilles' heel 28 January 2003 300K grant kicks off grass roots soccer opportunities 20 January 2003 Expensive powered toothbrushes get mixed report 14 January 2003 Environment minister backs city green business drive 14 January 2003 Honorary degrees for poet, scientists, women's friend 13 January 2003 Experts assess consequences when puss turns predator 09 January 2003 Trust eases financial worries for Sheffield students 08 January 2003 Region's consultant nurses join forces to benefit patients 06 January 2003 Honour for Governor General at Caribbean graduation.