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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ City Council.
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Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.
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

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ declared a UK City of Languages

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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.
Group of apprentices at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

How universities offer the academic and vocational skills that employers need

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, discusses the high quality vocational education offered at the University.

A nurse and an academic.

New nursing apprentices providing vital support on NHS frontline during pandemic

​More than 100 Nursing Associate Apprentices are making a major contribution to the fight against Covid-19 on the NHS frontline, after graduating from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Distressed health care worker during Covid-19 pandemic

Nurses and female health care workers most at risk of distress during Covid-19 pandemic

Researchers at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ have conducted the largest global review of the factors linked to psychological distress in health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ AMRC campus on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, South Yorkshire

Boeing and University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ AMRC renew partnership for five more years

Boeing has renewed its longstanding relationship with the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with an agreement that will continue two decades of innovation and collaboration for another five years.
High school pupils taking part in a University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ outreach event

University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ receives record donation to support disadvantaged students and pioneering medical research

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has been given £5.85 million - the largest single gift from an individual alumnus in its history - to launch a new student support programme and search for new therapies for a range of incurable and debilitating diseases.