University spinout company Crucible Therapeutics has secured £5 million from Northern Gritstone and Argobio Studio to develop novel therapies for MND and frontotemporal dementia. The funding will pay for essential development and manufacturing work, taking the company up to its first clinical trial – laying the groundwork to treat some of the common forms of […]
New AI research awarded government funding
New research at the University of Sheffield that will build principles for the responsible use of AI across the public, private and third sectors, has been awarded a share of £100 million in government funding. The funding comes from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and will define what responsible AI use looks like […]
Sheffield in the global top 30 for sustainability
Out of more than 1,400 institutions around the world, the University of Sheffield has come 24th for sustainability – that’s 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe. The QS World University rankings look at the different ways in which universities are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance issues. These […]
Learning to laugh: How Sheffield makes funny people
Sheffield has been called a haven for walkers, a musical powerhouse and home to some of the finest food north of London. But we’re rarely called the capital of comedy. And yet there’s definitely something about the city and the University that creates funny people. Like every creative endeavour, comedy is taken very seriously by […]
Celebrating 30 years of Journalism at Sheffield
It was three decades ago this September that 45 students stepped through the door of Minalloy House to begin their studies in a brand new department. Established by former Observer editor Donald Trelford, Sheffield’s Department of Journalism officially opened in 1994. Hoping to find out more about life as a Sheffield journo in the mid-90s, […]
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