News and events News stories 16 May 2024 Rhiannon Williams wins Valerie Karn prize 2024 The Valerie Karn prize is awarded annually to an Early Career Researcher HSA member presenting at the Conference. Rhiannon will be supported in the professional production and dissemination of her paper. 20 March 2024 PDRA position for the project ‘Transcontinental Urban Citizenship (TRUCIT): Crisis & Connection in Britain and Somalia.’ This 2.5 year position is part of an ESRC-funded research project focusing on the experiences of multigenerational Somali communities in Bristol, Sheffield and London. 19 March 2024 PhD Studentship: Refugee Community Organisations in UK Cities: what went wrong? This fully-funded PhD project offers an exciting opportunity for a student interested in urban refugee communities in the UK to work alongside an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded research project, led by Professor Tom Goodfellow. Search Refugees and scientists develop sustainable PPE to combat Covid-19 Dr Steve Connelly will support the participatory development and action research elements of the project, and provide input on the ethics of working collaboratively with refugees. 16 September 2020 Professor Tony Crook wins Sir Peter Hall award at RTPI Awards for Research Excellence The award is for a paper that looks at how far ‘unearned increments’, particularly those arising with planning permission, should be taxed for the public good. 14 September 2020 Designing Blue Green Infrastructure for water management, human health, and wellbeing Increasingly water companies and local authorities are creating new ‘blue green infrastructure’ (BGI) to help manage water more sustainably. But how can society get the most out of these investments? 10 September 2020 Department courses ranked #2 in UK in The Guardian University Guide 2020 The guide ranks by subject area and scored the University of Sheffield within the top 10 places to study several subjects, including second for building and town and country planning related courses. 8 September 2020 Congratulations to the class of 2020 Today the University celebrates the class of 2020, who have graduated under unprecedented circumstances. 18 August 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 … Next page Next › Last page Last »