Our University’s top news and achievements in the past year 4
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an unprecedented impact across the world and is creating a vast and growing number of challenges for all of us. Staff and students from across the University of Sheffield have been and are continuing to mitigate its effects on society with a rapid response through crucial research and innovation, local and global collaborations and practical
support for the community. We are working with the NHS locally and nationally, to ensure that we are doing all we can to support not only our local hospitals, but also the national effort in mitigating the effects of this global outbreak. We’re also supporting the regional response to the COVID-19 challenge by ensuring healthcare services, cultural and creative sectors and industry partners across the Sheffield City Region are supported.
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How your University is responding to the COVID-19 challenge
HELPING THE NHS
Our medical students graduated early from Sheffield to assist the NHS Nearly 250 final year medical students graduated early to become junior doctors and be able to work for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The medical students were keen to graduate earlier than usual to provide valuable support to the NHS as qualified clinicians. They join student nurses and allied health professionals on placement from the University who have already volunteered to dedicate more time to working on the front line as NHS employees at this time.
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DONATING PPE
We have donated personal protective equipment to help front-line NHS staff Around £60,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been donated by University of Sheffield departments and alumni to front-line NHS staff treating patients with coronavirus. Over 160,000 items of disposable PPE including masks, gloves, aprons and eyewear have been collected from the University’s laboratories and workshops to assist key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAKING FACE SHIELDS
Our engineers 3D printed face shields for doctors and healthcare workers Engineers from the University joined forces to rapidly manufacture face shields for doctors and healthcare workers. Face shields have been distributed to frontline healthcare workers who may be exposed to COVID-19, and they are continuing to manufacture and distribute more. The University of Sheffield team is now the Yorkshire hub for the national 3DCrowd UK initiative.
