Sustainability News News stories Our sustainability research is helping to tackle some of the pressing environmental and social challenges facing the planet. 5 December 2023 University of Sheffield ranked 24th in the world for sustainability in QS rankings The University of Sheffield has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe. Search Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels Research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products. 19 December 2022 World’s first net zero transatlantic flight to fly from London in 2023 The first ever 100 per cent SAF transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year as part of a pioneering research project to fly across the pond using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). 16 December 2022 MPs and Sheffield researchers call for ban on all plastic waste exports Scientists and MPs are calling for a ban on the export of all plastic waste exports from the UK by 2027. 9 December 2022 Swarms of advanced UAVs to collect key environment data Swarms of advanced unmanned aircraft are set to carry out aerial surveys of Antarctica – gathering crucial data on changes to the region’s environment and wildlife – as part of new research with engineers from the University of Sheffield. 10 October 2022 Sheffield students dedicate 33,000 hours volunteering in the local community Dedicated students from the University of Sheffield have spent 33,443 hours volunteering to help the local community over the past 12 months. 7 October 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Next › Last page Last »