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±¬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.
The Off the Shelf team modelling the new festival T-Shirts

T-shirts with a purpose: University festivals support local social enterprise

A social enterprise supporting local homeless people is helping to kit out staff and volunteers for two of the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç’s most popular festivals.
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New £3 million South Yorkshire Innovation Programme to help business innovate and grow

The South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP) is a collaboration led by Sheffield Hallam University with the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield

Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
A picture of Lewis after his graduation

Building Learning Power partnership: Care leaver Lewis inspires next generation

A ±¬ÁϹ«Éç graduate who spent most of his teenage years in care is inspiring the next generation of future care leavers through a partnership between the University and Sheffield City Council.
Laboratory technician uses micro-pipette

City centre labs to drive innovation and start-up success

In a move set to propel innovation and growth of early-stage companies, Sheffield Technology Parks (STP) and ±¬ÁϹ«Éç are teaming up to build new lab spaces in the city centre.