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Sheffield landscape management expert calls for public-private partnership funding to help support nature restoration

After a summer of record-breaking heatwaves and devastating wildfires the importance of restoring resilient ecosystems has become impossible to ignore.
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Dr Andrew Belfield presents 'An evening of way/mark/ing' at Festival of the Mind 2026

The event presents films, and artworks from the way/mark/ing project, alongside a panel discussion with the project collaborators and urban design researcher Dr Andrew Belfield.

Published by Festival of the Mind
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New platform Playces launches to transform children’s access to play spaces

Our researchers have partnered with Play England and Passport365 to launch Playces, a new digital platform designed to help identify and address inequalities in access to playgrounds.

Invest in parks and green spaces to boost wellbeing across the city, say researchers

More funding should be made available to improve, maintain and encourage people to connect with green spaces in cities, to allow residents to reap the health and wellbeing rewards they can provide, according to researchers.