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Beyond the algorithm: Shaping AI for people, not just progress

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is proud to launch its new campaign: Beyond the Algorithm: Shaping AI for People, Not Just Progress.
University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly stood next to the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens
University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition to celebrate 75 years of Sheffield and Bochum's twinning partnership. Holly, who is learning German as part of her degree, is stood with the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens.

Sheffield celebrates 75th anniversary of German twinning partnership

Modern Languages & Cultures student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition celebrating the stories of people who have helped the city of Sheffield and the German city of Bochum maintain a special 75-year twinning partnership.
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International Project Aims to Help Language Learners Master Complex Word Forms

A new AHRC funded linguistics project is set to help language learners, teachers and therapists tackle one of the most challenging aspects of learning Czech and Croatian — the variety of word forms used in everyday speech and writing.
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Art & Young-Onset Dementia: Community Art Show to Open 19th July

Join us on opening night on the 19 July 2025, 5–8pm, for an exciting exhibition exploring young-onset dementia through AI-generated art, personal stories & local talent.
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Examining the Effects of the Pandemic on Education in Argentina

Dr Lauren Rea (SLC) and colleagues in Argentina have been awarded funding under the British Academy GCRF Humanities and Social Sciences Tackling Global Challenges scheme for their project, Diverse Childhoods and Educational Inequalities in Argentina.
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Who the Guardians? Republic III with Angie Hobbs

Following Socrates' claim that the ideal republic should be ruled by a class of "guardians," the question naturally arises: Who or what will keep these guardians in check?

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Postcolonial Pragmatics

Online workshop: Professor Eric Anchimbe on Postcolonial Pragmatics - “Centring Anti-Racist Scholarship in the Linguistics Curriculum”
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Mozart the performer: famous composer had a liberal approach to performing his string quartets and we should too

Mozart’s autograph manuscripts reveal he prioritised the practical considerations of performance over compositional authority, according to a musicologist from the University of Sheffield.

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Antiracism in Higher Education Online Lecture Series

What does antiracism mean in the context of the HE sector? How can we produce and embrace antiracist approaches to teaching and learning and to research?