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Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal benefits by up to a third

The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third, a pioneering study has found.
An example of a hydroponics growing system to grow crops like lettuce, it shows rows of plants being grown on shelves.

Growing leafy greens set to get greener due to Sheffield research into sustainable farming 

A new way to create synthetic fertilisers from waste by-products, which could provide a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to current synthetic fertilisers for the UK's farming industry, is being developed by the University of Sheffield.
An engineer looking into a glowing biomass furnace

University of Sheffield’s Energy Innovation Centre partners with Drax to advance carbon capture research

Renewable energy company Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre, to drive forward research into next generation carbon capture technology.
Apprentices at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Apprentices at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

UK education needs both apprenticeships and traditional degrees

Debates about our education system often pit apprenticeships against traditional degrees - we shouldn’t be doing this - we need both for education to help people’s aspirations, interests, careers, business and industry.
Jennie Stevens

Tackling Britain’s toughest endurance race to support disadvantaged students

A Student Support Manager from the University of Sheffield is set to tackle one of Britain's most brutal endurance races to raise scholarship funds for disadvantaged students.

Train tracks at Sheffield railway station.

Comment: The spotlight on university spin-outs has come at exactly the right time

Professor Sue Hartley, Vice-President for Research and Innovation at the University of Sheffield, comments on the government's independent review of university spin-outs and what is needed to ensure commercialisation can thrive.
Students outside SU

Sheffield students dedicate 36,000 hours volunteering in the local community

Dedicated students from the University of Sheffield have spent 36,621 hours volunteering to help the local community over the past 12 months.
The University of Sheffield's Diamond building seen in the Sheffield skyline

The University of Sheffield's response to the independent review of university spin-out companies

The University of Sheffield welcomes the announcement of £20m to help universities develop more spinout companies made in the autumn statement, as well as the independent review of spin-out companies.
An image of The Wave building at night.

University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

The University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.