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Kirsty Smitten

Tribute to exceptional scientist Kirsty Smitten

An “exceptional” young scientist who studied in the Department of Chemistry before co-founding a spinout company developing a new class of antibiotics, has died of a rare form of heart cancer aged just 29.
Better lubricants for stainless steel study

Better lubricants for stainless steel

A new study in Angewandte Chemie, led by Professor Steve Armes and PhD student Dr Csilla György, could have important implications for the formulation of next-generation engine oil additives.

Published by phys.org
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Increasing the value and wealth of data in the Cambridge Structural Database

Undergraduate student Hallam Greene has written a blog post about his placement at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, the repository for crystal structure data.

Published by Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Students outside the University of Sheffield's Students' Union building

University of Sheffield awarded University of the Year for Student Experience

The University of Sheffield has been named Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Experience 2024.
People on campus

University of Sheffield top in the Russell Group in National Student Survey

The University of Sheffield has been placed top in the Russell Group, according to the latest National Student Survey published this week (10 August 2023).
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School pupils take part in Chemistry workshop in memory of Sheffield Nobel Prize winner

Secondary school pupils from the city learnt about Nobel Prize winner Sir Harry Kroto and his groundbreaking work at an interactive science workshop at the University of Sheffield.
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Chemistry student recognised at Reckitt Sustainability Challenge

Chemistry undergraduate student awarded 3rd place at the Reckitt Sustainability Challenge.

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University of Sheffield ranked as one of top 50 in the world and top 10 in the UK for action on sustainability

The University of Sheffield has been ranked 42nd in the world and 8th in the UK for its work on sustainable development in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.