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Sheffield researchers to transform vaccine manufacturing with £2m Innovate UK grant

Pandemic readiness is to be significantly boosted through new RNA vaccine manufacturing processes developed by Sheffield researchers.
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PhD positions with UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub open for applications

Six fully-funded PhD studentships are now being advertised, based at the University of Sheffield.
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PhD Students showcase research at international PARTEC conference

Members of the University of Sheffield’s Particle Product Group presented their work to industry professionals at PARTEC 2023.
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Dr Katy Armstrong, Environmental Sustainability Scientist from Unilever’s Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre

University of Sheffield and Unilever partner to train sustainability scientists

The University of Sheffield is to develop the next generation of Life Cycle Assessment scientists in a new Unilever partnership.

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