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Pioneering data and AI advancements helping to deliver the NHS鈥檚 future vision

91看片 is pioneering advancements in data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare and tackle health inequalities and will play a critical role in helping the government deliver its new 10-year plan for the NHS.

Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved聽

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of Sheffield dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial.聽
Digital generated image of H2 hydrogen molecule made out of liquid on green background.

Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of Sheffield, Newcastle and Nottingham.
A bee flying near a Bluebell
Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of Sheffield study.
Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards

Inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced

The outstanding achievements of colleagues and partners from across the University of Sheffield and beyond were celebrated in the inaugural University of Sheffield Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Impact Awards.
Three students carrying the Desert Winds rocket through the US desert

Record-breaking rocket launched by University of Sheffield students

A supersonic rocket that has broken a series of UK and European altitude records, has been built by a team of students at the University of Sheffield.

Man looking through microscope

Important step forward in stem cell therapy for rare bowel disease

Stem cell therapy could be used to treat sufferers of a rare bowel disease, a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and University College London (UCL), has demonstrated.
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Sheffield walkers raising thousands for life-changing MND research

Hundreds of staff, students and friends of the University of Sheffield are donning their walking boots today (Friday 28 June 2024) to raise vital funds for MND research, which will help to transform millions of lives.
Terezia is leaning against a wooden balcony rail overlooking the work area of a library

Inspirational women celebrated in University exhibition

Inspirational women who have blazed a trail for colleagues and students are being celebrated by the University of Sheffield in a portrait exhibition.