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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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Emerge: Be Enterprising team unearths hidden entrepreneurial talent at first Awards Showcase

΢ÃÜȦ’s Emerge: Be enterprising team successfully hosted its first Awards Showcase on 30 April, marking a milestone in its mission to capture student entrepreneurship talent across campus.

΢ÃÜȦ’s Family fun Weston Park May Fayre returns even bigger and better!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ΢ÃÜȦ, is returning bigger and better for 2024, thanks to a partnership between the University of ΢ÃÜȦ and ΢ÃÜȦ City Council.
Rugby player Blake Broadbent putting his sock on

Students engineer soft landing for players on the pitch

Runners, ramblers and rugby players will have an even greater spring in their step after a ΢ÃÜȦ entrepreneur teamed up with some of the city’s brightest engineering talent to create the perfect sports sock.
Image shows children's artwork for BioFest Zine

΢ÃÜȦ schoolchildren's artwork helps inspire the next generation of bioscientists

Bright young minds from five ΢ÃÜȦ secondary schools are helping to illuminate the wonders of bioscience and its role in tackling humanity’s biggest challenges thanks to a University of ΢ÃÜȦ project.
Dr Tim Craggs with instrument

Northern Triangle Talent Project secures £1.5m funding to strengthen regional commercialisation activity

The Northern Triangle Talent Project has secured funding to strengthen the regional technology commercialisation ecosystem and attract top talent to the north of England.