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Collage of four images - hands, neurons, a cityscape and plants
Video, 1 hr

What can research do for us?

Tackling the big challenges    

Part of From the Archive
19 May 2021 20:00

The University of Sheffield's four flagship research institutes are working across disciplines to decarbonise industries, improve food sustainability, pioneer new treatments for neurological conditions and help us all live healthier for longer. In this filmed panel discussion, researchers from the institutes talk about their work and the crucial role research has to play in tackling the great global challenges of our time.

Part of Pint of Science 2021.

Credits

The Panel

  • Dr Alastair Buckley, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Dr Francesca De Faveri, Hearing Research Group
  • Dr Ellie Harrison, School of Biosciences
  • Dr Liz Williams, Department of Oncology and Metabolism

Partners

  • Energy Institute
  • Healthy Lifespan Institute
  • Institute for Sustainable Food
  • Neuroscience Institute
  • Pint of Science

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