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University of Sheffield generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

º£½ÇÊÓƵ generates over £4.82 billion for the UK economy and delivers a £6.40 return for every pound spent, according to a new report highlighting the Russell Group institution’s crucial role in driving economic growth.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages

Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of Sheffield
(LtoR) CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of Sheffield

Astrophysics meets snooker: University experts partner with Sheffield firm to pioneer the sport’s future

University of Sheffield researchers are collaborating with a Sheffield company at the heart of snooker’s modern evolution to develop next generation equipment, bringing 21st century science into one of the world’s most tradition-steeped sports.
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Sheffield University - an economic anchor

Dr Sarah Want, Director of Partnerships and Regional Engagement, comments on the University's role as an economic anchor institution and the impact of the HEFCE Catalyst Fund.

Our talented academics at Off the Shelf

Academics at the University of Sheffield are set to share their work with brand new audiences at Sheffield's renowned literary Off the Shelf festival of words.

All aboard the Mobile University as University of Sheffield researchers hit the road

Researchers from the University of Sheffield are set to share some of their latest studies into some of the biggest issues facing the world today as part of a series of public lectures aboard a vintage bus.
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Sheffield Makes Music for BBC Music Day

Sheffield will be alive with the sound of music for the return of Sheffield Makes Music, a celebration of local and established talent in collaboration with BBC Music Day.
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Pint of Science returns to Sheffield’s pubs

More than 50 academics to appear in pubs and cafes across the city, as the world's largest festival of public science talks arrives in Sheffield.