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New research reveals where in Great Britain people with a disability find it hardest to be in employment

The five areas in Great Britain where disabled people are least likely to be in employment compared with non-disabled people have been revealed in a new report from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
General Waverly watching a musical performance in the film White Christmas
Irving Berlin documented his admiration for President Dwight D Eisenhower through the character General Waverly in the film White Christmas.

Secret tribute to US president hidden in festive favourite, White Christmas

One of the most loved Christmas films, which has been a staple family movie for generations, has a secret tribute to a US president, according to new research.
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New housing developments failing to protect wildlife

A survey of new housing developments by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ reveals developers are installing just half of the legally-binding ecological features to protect wildlife.
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Tackling health inequality in South Yorkshire with wearable technology

Pioneering projects using smartphones and wearable technology to address the high levels of health inequalities and disease across the region, have been awarded funding at the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH).
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An image of a tractor ploughing a field of green crops.

Experts say UK Food Strategy ‘fails to deliver’

Authors of a letter from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, which has been published in Nature Food, say the Strategy fails to deliver the system-wide change that needed.

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University of ºù«Ӱҵ students build mars rover and reach international final

A group of students from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ are the only team from the UK to qualify for the finals of an international competition in Turkey to build a mars rover.
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Student awarded Chancellor’s Medal for city volunteering and inspiring children into STEM

A student has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, in recognition of his drive to inspire young children into STEM and his positive impact on the local community.
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‘Black hole police' discover dormant black hole outside our galaxy

University of ºù«Ӱҵ researchers help discovered a stellar-mass black hole in a neighbouring galaxy
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Sustainable aviation fuels to be driven by new Boeing and University of ºù«Ӱҵ partnership

Sustainable aviation fuels which will reduce the carbon emissions associated with flying will be driven by a new partnership between Boeing and the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.