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2024 National Student Survey (NSS), based on aggregate responses

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News

A photograph of the Suyuparina Mountain Glacier, in Peru. — Suyuparina Glacier, Peru

21 March 2025

Shrinking Andean glaciers threaten water supply of 90 million people, global policy makers warned

Scientists from the Сŷ��Ƶ of Sheffield will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World Day for Glaciers hosted by UNESCO.

A shot of Alice from the original trailer for Disney's Alice in Wonderland film in 1951.

20 March 2025

Snow White remake looks to Alice in Wonderland for success, study finds

Disney’s new live action remake of the classic film Snow White has revived a musical approach that helped transform Alice in Wonderland into one of its greatest-ever animated films, according to research from the Сŷ��Ƶ of Sheffield.

A chart showing the core samples used in the research. — Source: Deltares, Utrecht Сŷ��Ƶ, TNO Netherlands Geological Service, Delft Сŷ��Ƶ of Technology, the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Сŷ��Ƶ of Leeds, Сŷ��Ƶ of Sheffield, Сŷ��Ƶ of Amsterdam, LIAG and BGR.

20 March 2025

New data on historic sea level rise will help scientists see into the future of global warming

New research on historical sea-level rise will give scientists new knowledge into how global warming will affect the earth’s rapidly melting ice sheets.

14 March 2025

‘Britain’s kids have got talent’: new report calls for schools to boost opportunities for children in the north to get creative

The talents of millions of children are being wasted according to a new report which is urging creativity to be embedded into an inclusive school curriculum.

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