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University of 91Ö±²¥ generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

91Ö±²¥ 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.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

91Ö±²¥â€™s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of 91Ö±²¥, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of 91Ö±²¥ and 91Ö±²¥ 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

91Ö±²¥ declared a UK City of Languages

91Ö±²¥ 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.
CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of 91Ö±²¥
(LtoR) CC Brand Founder and Inventor Drew Colgrave, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, CC Brand Consultant Karl Lawrence, and Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of 91Ö±²¥

Astrophysics meets snooker: University experts partner with 91Ö±²¥ firm to pioneer the sport’s future

University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers are collaborating with a 91Ö±²¥ company at the heart of snooker’s modern evolution to develop next generation equipment, bringing 21st century science into one of the world’s most tradition-steeped sports.
Tom Deakin, LabLogic

Made Together: Face-to-face innovation

Richard Brown (Managing Director) and Tom Deakin (Group Research Director) at LabLogic Systems Ltd are all about innovation - they discuss why they're proud to be a part of the University's regional regeneration programme - Made Together.
A milk churn on a table with cows laying on the grass in the background

Milk churns help University cafes reduce plastic waste by over 87,000 bottles a year

91Ö±²¥ is set to significantly reduce its plastic waste by 87,000 single-use bottles per year, by switching to milk churns from a local dairy farm to supply its cafes on campus.
Together in the Square performer

Made Together: A greener, healthier, more vibrant and innovative region 

Working in partnership across South Yorkshire we’ve created the Made Together programme: a major regeneration initiative with a clear brief to do four things: make our region greener, more innovative, healthier and more vibrant.
An artist's impression of the new Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre
An artist's impression of the new Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC)

Major new sustainable aviation fuels centre to be built in South Yorkshire

A new centre that will lead research, innovation and commercial testing of sustainable aviation fuels - the first of its kind in Europe - is to be built by the University of 91Ö±²¥.
Exterior of Firth Court from the Concourse

University of 91Ö±²¥ awarded renewed term as partner in the NIHR School for Public Health Research

91Ö±²¥ has been awarded a third term of membership of the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) for another five years from 2022.