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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

Sheffield’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of Sheffield, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield City Council.
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Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the University of Sheffield.
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.
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True story of how fear of war in Europe led to heartbreaking marriage collapse

A new drama revealing the tragic true story of how one couple’s marriage was torn apart and mental health destabilised by the fear of war breaking out in Europe, is set to be performed in public for the first time next week (28 June 2022).
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South Yorkshire to lead UK R&D for sustainable aviation fuels

º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s new Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC) has reached a key milestone in its construction
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Sheffield scientists benefit from £4.25 million to kick start UK-wide research effort to end MND

Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have been awarded part of a new £4.25 million grant that seeks to discover meaningful MND treatments within years, not decades.
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Sheffield student wins national award for innovative palliative care research

A medical student from the University of Sheffield has won a national award for her research into understanding the experiences and needs of palliative care patients.

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New partners, new projects and a new non-profit: University of Sheffield gathers leading funders to set priorities for global research

Leading global research funders and top academics are meeting at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) in Bern this week (Monday 20 June 2022), to set priorities for the next decade of global research.