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2025 CDA project on 'Religion and Communities' available

The 2025 WRoCAH AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) Studentships have been announced, including a project in partnership with The Diocese of Sheffield: 'Materiality, Spatiality and the Adaptability of Parish Churches in The Diocese of Sheffield'.
Members of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) Advisory Panel pose in front of trees and plants
Tom Wild (front row, centre right) Sheffield's lead investigator for GP4Streets, is a member of the South Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy advisory panel

New research empowers communities to combat climate change and create healthier urban streets

Do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits could provide hyper-local solutions for issues such as air pollution and flooding.
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City of Desire: An Urban Biography of the Largest Informal Settlement in Bangladesh

Architecture and Landscape Lecturer Dr Tanzil Shafique has published a new book, using short stories to illustrate everyday life in Karail, Bangladesh.
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New research seeks to evaluate and enhance nature recovery policies

An interdisciplinary team of scientists has been awarded £780,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council for a pioneering project analysing Nature Recovery Planning.
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University of Sheffield ranked among the best in Guardian University Guide 2025

The University of Sheffield has been ranked among the top in the UK and and in the top ten for Architecture within The Guardian University Guide 2025.
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Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield

Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
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Success for Sheffield students at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Sheffield landscape architecture students and alumni presented with awards at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park's 25th anniversary event.
Landscape Architecture Exhibition 2022

Sheffield receives top rankings in the UK for Landscape Design in the National Student Survey

The University of Sheffield leads in teaching and resources, as ranked by students in the 2024 NSS results.