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University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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.
Pint of Science at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Tap

Quench your thirst for knowledge at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Pint of Science festival

The world’s largest festival of public science is set to return to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ next month (Monday 19 May - Wednesday 21 May), with scientists & researchers from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ taking to the city’s pubs & venues to share their discoveries.
A group of students outside the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Subud Centre

Student doctors have ‘profound impact’ at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’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.
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Groundbreaking cancer research hub receives £10 million in new funding

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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
The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Scanner delivered to its new facility

£2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ took delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner
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Face masks rapidly produced for frontline workers

University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ engineers 3D print face shields for doctors and healthcare workers

Engineers from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ are responding to a national call for help in the fight against coronavirus by 3D printing face shields for doctors and healthcare workers.
Genome sequencing

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak

Scientists and clinicians from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

Psychologists at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behaviour of UK citizens.
Genome sequencing

Whole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequenced by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists

Scientists at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, in partnership with ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Teaching Hospitals Virology team, have sequenced their first two genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with samples collected from patients treated in the UK.