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Aerial view of Diamond and city skyline

±¬ÁϹ«Éç generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

±¬ÁϹ«Éç 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.
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 ±¬ÁϹ«Éç and Sheffield City Council.
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 ±¬ÁϹ«Éç
(LtoR) CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç

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

±¬ÁϹ«Éç 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.
Pint of Science at Sheffield Tap

Quench your thirst for knowledge at Sheffield's Pint of Science festival

The world’s largest festival of public science is set to return to Sheffield next month (Monday 19 May - Wednesday 21 May), with scientists & researchers from the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç taking to the city’s pubs & venues to share their discoveries.
A group of students outside the Sheffield Subud Centre

Student doctors have ‘profound impact’ at Sheffield’s Pakistan Muslim Centre

The Pakistan Muslim Centre (PMC) is one of many local community-based organisations that work closely with student doctors from the University to help support their communities and help educate the next generation of doctors.
Student conducting research in a lab

Groundbreaking cancer research hub receives £10 million in new funding

±¬ÁϹ«Éç and Yorkshire Cancer Research are pioneering 10 world-leading research studies that aim to accelerate understanding of cancer and find cures that will save lives in the region and beyond
Image of LightFest in pinks lights

LightFest: illuminate your mind at a free festival exploring the wonders of light

Curious minds are invited on a journey of exploration in a free city centre festival exploring the wonders of light and how it illuminates and shapes the world around us.