- Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been recognised as some of the UK's most talented early career researchers by a prestigious fellowship
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships help develop the next wave of world class research and innovation leaders in academia, support people on diverse career paths and provide long-term funding so academics can tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation
- The Sheffield academics awarded fellowships are capturing images of DNA in unprecedented detail to help find new gene therapies, developing new therapies that could transform the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as MND, and developing new MRI methods to help assess and monitor infant lung and heart disease
Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been recognised as some of the most talented early career researchers and innovators in the UK by a prestigious fellowship.
Dr Alice Pyne from the University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Dr Tatyana Shelkovnikova from the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), and Dr Neil Stewart from the Medical School have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
These fellowships help universities and businesses to develop their most talented early career researchers and innovators or to attract new people to their organisations, including from overseas. They provide flexible, long-term funding so academics can tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation, whilst also developing their career. Furthermore, the scheme supports people on diverse career paths, including those returning from a career break or following time in other roles.
Professor Sue Hartley, Vice-President for Research at the University of Sheffield, said: "I'm delighted that once again academics at the University of Sheffield have been recognised for being at the forefront of research and innovation in the UK. The projects they are leading will make a huge impact in their respective fields, helping to find new treatments for diseases that currently have no cure and have devastating effects on people's lives. I'm incredibly proud of the work they are doing and wish them every success with their fellowships."
