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University of ΢ÃÜȦ generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

΢ÃÜȦ generates over £4.82 billion for the UK economy and delivers a £6.40 return for every pound spent, according to a new report highlighting the Russell Group institution’s crucial role in driving economic growth.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ΢ÃÜȦ scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ΢ÃÜȦ 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 ΢ÃÜȦ.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

΢ÃÜȦ’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ΢ÃÜȦ, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of ΢ÃÜȦ and ΢ÃÜȦ City Council.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

΢ÃÜȦ declared a UK City of Languages

΢ÃÜȦ is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
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΢ÃÜȦ techno legends The Black Dog unveil pioneering live coding system at Festival of the Mind

΢ÃÜȦ-based techno legends The Black Dog are set to unveil a new 'live coding' system for composing and playing music in a special public masterclass and performance as part of the University of ΢ÃÜȦ’s Festival of the Mind.

The Off the Shelf team modelling the new festival T-Shirts

T-shirts with a purpose: University festivals support local social enterprise

A social enterprise supporting local homeless people is helping to kit out staff and volunteers for two of the University of ΢ÃÜȦ’s most popular festivals.
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New £3 million South Yorkshire Innovation Programme to help business innovate and grow

The South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP) is a collaboration led by ΢ÃÜȦ Hallam University with the University of ΢ÃÜȦ and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to ΢ÃÜȦ

΢ÃÜȦ's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
A picture of Lewis after his graduation

Building Learning Power partnership: Care leaver Lewis inspires next generation

A University of ΢ÃÜȦ graduate who spent most of his teenage years in care is inspiring the next generation of future care leavers through a partnership between the University and ΢ÃÜȦ City Council.