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Air pollution mitigation: From farming with rocks to community-led urban projects

Dr Maria Val Martin gives an overview of her research for the Science at Sheffield seminar series.

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The hidden potential of urban horticulture

Dr Jill Edmondson gives an overview of her research for the Science at Sheffield seminar series.

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Harvesting the sun twice: Enhancing livelihoods in East African agricultural communities through innovations in solar energy

Dr Richard Randle-Boggis gives an introduction to agrivoltaics and a GCRF-funded project to develop agrivoltaic systems that improve energy supplies in East Africa.

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Addressing the global challenges to delivering sustainable food production

In the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the Faculty of Science, Professor Sue Hartley gives an online lecture on addressing the global challenges to delivering sustainable food production.

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Biology of Worms - Undergraduate tutorial

An example undergraduate tutorial on the biology of worms.

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Alice - Studying Biology

Alice, one of our Biology students, talks about her time studying at university.

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Nature knows best: The beetles helping researchers to make sustainable paint

Cyphochilus and Lepidiota stigma beetles are ultra white, but their colour comes from structural colour rather than pigments. Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have studied…

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Dr Jill Edmondson on myHarvest

Scientists at the University of Sheffield need your help in tracking how much fruit and vegetables are grown in gardens and allotments across the UK. Jill Edmonson explains how you can get involved

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First footage of otter in the Peak District

Otter numbers crashed in the UK becoming locally extinct in much of England by the 1970s. Bans on pesticides, legal protection, improvements in water quality and targeted conservation effort have led…

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DNA GPS - What is the origin of Yiddish

The origin of Yiddish, the millennium old language of Ashkenazic Jews, is something which linguists have questioned for decades. Now, a pioneering tool – the Geographic Population Structure…

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Showcasing our Plant Production & Protection (P3) Facilities

P3 is a translational research Centre encompassing the breadth of plant and soil science expertise within the University of Sheffield. From this short film you can see how the P3 Centre has…

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Shell Partnership for Microfossil Analysis

A NERC Open CASE Studentship on the theme of energy has brought together palynology PhD student Stephanie Wood, University of Sheffield, and leading petrochemical company Shell. Together they are…

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Sheffield Alumni - Bryony Page

Bryony Page graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Biology in 2015. Bryony became the first British trampolinist to win an Olympic medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics…

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Protecting Endangered Caribbean Parrots

Off the coast of Venezuela, the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire is home to a small population of Amazona barbadensis: the Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot, an IUCN-listed threatened species.…

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Professor Tim Birkhead's approach to teaching

"For me education is less about filling buckets and more about lighting fires." Our Professor of Behavioural Ecology Tim Birkhead is UK Bioscience Teacher of the Year. Here he explains…

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Novel Technology to Improve Green Roofs

Expertise in basic plant and soil science, funded and fostered by NERC at the University of Sheffield, underpins a unique systematic approach to designing a range of growing media tailored for use on…

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