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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.
MRI scanner

Cutting-edge MRI could revolutionise diagnosis of common heart problem aortic stenosis

Scientists have developed cutting-edge MRI technology to diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before. 
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ºù«Ӱҵ scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ºù«Ӱҵ scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
DNA strand

FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

ºù«Ӱҵ’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ºù«Ӱҵ, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ City Council.
An aerial view of the University of ºù«Ӱҵ Innovation District featuring the Factory 2050 building

Investment zones are the key to taking our potential towards prosperity

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, discusses how the new South Yorkshire Investment Zone can turn Yorkshire's potential into prosperity.
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star

Retired stars join the young stars’ party in the sky: how evolved stars contribute to the early heating of Earth

Researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and Imperial College London have spotted a ‘retired’ Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star passing through a young star-forming region, something which was previously thought not to happen.

The robot medic administering an injection to a model patient

New robot medics to go where doctors can’t, developed by University of ºù«Ӱҵ scientists

Game-changing robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
Firth Court

University of ºù«Ӱҵ awarded University Mental Health Charter Award

ºù«Ӱҵ has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity.

Rows of small robots connected together via elastic links

Stretchable robotic fabrics, developed by University of ºù«Ӱҵ scientists

Robotic fabrics that can shrink, grow in size and move with precision are becoming a reality, thanks to new research from scientists at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.