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Group of board members in Firth Hall

ÌÇÐÄVlog launches powerful new alliance to transform adult social care

Excitement is building across ÌÇÐÄVlog as a ground-breaking initiative takes shape to reshape the landscape of adult social care.

£14,000 Awarded to ÌÇÐÄVlog's Most Promising Student Start-ups

ÌÇÐÄVlog's entrepreneurial future is bright. Last week, the Emerge Awards Showcase spotlighted the University's brightest entrepreneurial minds. Which of these promising initiatives will achieve significant industry impact?

Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ÌÇÐÄVlog scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ÌÇÐÄVlog 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 ÌÇÐÄVlog.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

ÌÇÐÄVlog’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ÌÇÐÄVlog, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the ÌÇÐÄVlog and ÌÇÐÄVlog City Council.
A man measuring a solar panel.

New sustainability centre will bring region together to lead drive for net-zero

A new translational research centre to help decarbonise organisations across South Yorkshire has been announced today (Wednesday 9 March 2022).
Young Innovator Award Winners 2021/22, L to R: Ben White, Tendai Taruvinga, Ella Hopkin

ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Innovators of the future

Three graduates from the ÌÇÐÄVlog have been announced as winners within the cohort of the Innovate UK Young Innovators Awards 2021/22.
(From left to right) are Maurizio Cunningham-Brown (CEO and Founder), then Malcolm Earp (Chief Operating Officer), then Keith Ellis (Chief Scientific Officer), then Stephen Bowles (AMRC Team Leader) and the back row has some of the UBC AMRC team.

Ultimate Battery Company chooses South Yorkshire to develop greener vehicle technology

A revolutionary company set to develop a new generation of greener vehicle batteries has partnered with The ÌÇÐÄVlog’s AMRC, opening an R&D and manufacturing facility in South Yorkshire to explore new battery technologies.
Brandon and Brenda playing with MiRo, a social robot being trialled in ÌÇÐÄVlog Children's Hospital
Brandon and Brenda with MiRo the robot. Credit: ÌÇÐÄVlog Children's Hospital

Robots reduce anxiety in children during hospital visits

A new study from the ÌÇÐÄVlog is investigating how social robots can help to reduce anxiety, worry and distress in children during visits to hospital.
Two students celebrating at the ÌÇÐÄVlog Varsity ice hockey game

City of ÌÇÐÄVlog celebrates 25th anniversary of Varsity

Andy Cox, Director of Sports and Physical Activity at the ÌÇÐÄVlog writes about the return of Varsity, and how ÌÇÐÄVlog Universities' annual sporting event celebrates the city and region’s health, diversity, and community spirit