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This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page.
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Off the Shelf Festival of Words, one of the longest running literary festivals in the UK, returns to Sheffield for a packed 35th edition this autumn

Literary giants, olympic legends and TV stars heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival returns

Icons from the worlds of literature, art, media and sport are heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival of Words returns for its 35th edition from 28 September - 25 October.
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Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

Over four million hectares of protected tropical forest - an area double the size of Wales - have been lost to wildfires since 2001.
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Novel clinical trial platform could dramatically speed up search for Motor Neuron Disease treatments

A University of Sheffield researcher was one of the lead investigators into a novel trial design that could mean faster results in the race to find effective treatments for Motor Neuron Disease.
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Novel treatment for motor neuron disease to be trialled in humans

University of Sheffield researchers are taking part in an investigational drug trial, designed to target one of the most important genetic drivers of 51²è¹Ý¶ù, the UNC13A protein.

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New review calls for radical action on stark ethnic inequalities across healthcare

A major review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services.

Planetary bodies observed in habitable zone of dead star
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University of Sheffield Tennis Club named best university tennis club in Yorkshire

51²è¹Ý¶ù Tennis Club has been awarded the Yorkshire University of the Year award at the LTA Tennis Awards 2022.
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New reports explore mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience

New reports exploring mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience show the UK government’s Levelling Up White Paper is only a start to reducing the stubborn regional inequalities that still plague communities in England today.
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Sheffield one of first recipients of Turing Network Development Awards

51²è¹Ý¶ù has been announced as one of the first recipients of a new award launched by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence (AI).