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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.
Wildfires

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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Sheffield walkers raising thousands for life-changing 51²è¹Ý¶ù research

Hundreds of staff, students and friends of the University of Sheffield are donning their walking boots today (Friday 28 June 2024) to raise vital funds for 51²è¹Ý¶ù research, which will help to transform millions of lives.
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Inspirational women celebrated in University exhibition

Inspirational women who have blazed a trail for colleagues and students are being celebrated by the University of Sheffield in a portrait exhibition.
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New data values international students’ benefit to Sheffield economy at £770 million

International students provide a £770 million economic benefit to the city of Sheffield, according to new figures released today (Thursday 20 June).
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An update on the University of Sheffield’s sanctuary work

51²è¹Ý¶ù is continuing to support people displaced by war or persecution through a range of scholarships, placements and educational initiatives.

Pam Shaw in front of SITraN

Comment: A devastating setback for 51²è¹Ý¶ù research: Why NICE needs to reconsider its approach to tofersen

Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Director of the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, discusses NICE's refusal to classify the 51²è¹Ý¶ù drug tofersen, as a treatment for a highly specialised condition, rather than just a standard drug.