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University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ generates Β£4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

ΞΆΓάΘ¦ generates over Β£4.82 billion for the UK economy and delivers a Β£6.40 return for every pound spent, according to a new report highlighting the Russell Group institution’s crucial role in driving economic growth.
Group of board members in Firth Hall

ΞΆΓάΘ¦ launches powerful new alliance to transform adult social care

Excitement is building across ΞΆΓάΘ¦ as a ground-breaking initiative takes shape to reshape the landscape of adult social care.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ΞΆΓάΘ¦ scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ΞΆΓάΘ¦ 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 ΞΆΓάΘ¦.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

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

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ΞΆΓάΘ¦, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ and ΞΆΓάΘ¦ City Council.
ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Makes Music venue

Comment: Creative venues will need our support when the lights go back on

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture, comments on the vital role the creative industries play in supporting wellbeing and the challenges they face as cities lockdown.
The ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Scanner delivered to its new facility

Β£2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to ΞΆΓάΘ¦

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious Β£2 million fundraising target, the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ took delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner
iForge face mask production
Face masks rapidly produced for frontline workers

University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ engineers 3D print face shields for doctors and healthcare workers

Engineers from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ are responding to a national call for help in the fight against coronavirus by 3D printing face shields for doctors and healthcare workers.
Genome sequencing

ΞΆΓάΘ¦ scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak

Scientists and clinicians from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ and ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
mental health

Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

Psychologists at the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behaviour of UK citizens.