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Reflections from the CRAFiC workshop

In June Sheffield University Management School hosted a CRAFiC workshop bringing together leading researchers to explore how AI is transforming finance and accounting. Here we share some reflections ...
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First global map reveals underground fungi networks long enough to reach the sun a billion times

For the first time, an international team of researchers has mapped the global distribution and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal networks. An image taken in Bhutan from the research ...
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Carers Week 2026: Building Carer-Friendly Communities

This week marks Carers Week, and the spotlight this year is being turned on the hidden ecosystems that keep our society afloat. The Centre for Care is at the forefront of this movement with their ...
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World Cities Report 2026

The World Cities Report 2026: Global Housing Crisis: Pathways to Action has been published. It highlights adequate housing as a fundamental pillar of sustainable urban development and human well-being ...
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Global CORRIDOR Project Website, Atlas + Database launched

The GlobalCORRIDOR project is a comprehensive, social science study of the new global, urban geography of Corridor Urbanization through an agenda-setting programme of research to respond to the ...
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Monitoring volcanoes with accessible tech

Taking the pulse of the world’s most dangerous peaks. A conversation with Tom Pering, VolcanoTech CEO/Co-founder. Mission: Providing cutting edge, accessible UV imaging and monitoring tools to the ...
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Powering the future: New UK schools programme to inspire future fusion pioneers

A new nationwide fusion programme is set to spark children’s curiosity into the technology that could provide limitless clean energy and turn the dream of a low carbon world into a reality. Future ...
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Busy bees: Male bumblebees prove more active and adaptable than females

Male bumblebees are more active and behaviourally flexible than female bees, according to new research that uses a series of specially designed tasks to test how the insects explore unfamiliar ...
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The race to ‘Decode ALS’: Sheffield scientists awarded global prize for breakthrough AI drug discovery

The University of Sheffield has been named a winner of the Longitude Prize on ALS, cementing its reputation as a world leader in the fight against Motor Neuron Disease The Longitude Prize on ALS ...
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New doctoral scholarship in the School of Law

We are pleased to be awarding a new doctoral studentship based within the School of Law that will support a postgraduate researcher pursuing research in law and social justice. The studentship is one ...
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Tiny insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots

The secret behind insects’ lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains ...