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New project showcases research methods across Arts and Humanities

A new project is showcasing the wide range of methods used by arts and humanities researchers to explore complex questions, develop new perspectives, and work with partners in academia and beyond.
Musicians from across Sheffield gathered at the City Hall to show their support for the city's music scene
Musicians from across Sheffield gathered at the City Hall to show their support for the sector

Sheffield artists log 1.85 billion Spotify streams in a single quarter as new report outlines blueprint for city's musical future

Sheffield’s top artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon and Def Leppard are racking up over 1.85 billion Spotify streams in a single quarter, reaching a combined global fanbase of over 100 million listeners, according to a new report.
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Professor Nicola Dibben elected 2026 British Academy Fellow

Professor Nikki Dibben has been elected as a 2026 Fellow of the British Academy, the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences.
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New booklet shares women’s stories of pregnancy, birth and motherhood across cultures

Birthing Stories shares women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and early motherhood, recognising how these are shaped by culture, family, faith and community.
Eva Perón - First Lady of Argentina between 1946 and 1952, political leader and cultural icon. ©Billiken
Eva Perón - First Lady of Argentina between 1946 and 1952, political leader and cultural icon. ©Billiken

Tackling gender inequality in Latin America

Research by Dr Lauren Rea, from the School of Languages and Cultures, is at the forefront of promoting gender equality in Latin American schools by celebrating women who helped shape the region.
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Searching for evidence of 'witchcraft links' at Creswell Crags.

Archaeologists from the Department of Archaeology joined the BBC Digging for Britain team to understand the lives of people who occupied a village near the famous caves.
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Funding boost demonstrates the contribution of the arts and humanities to local regeneration and development.

Roots and Futures project, led by Dr Elizabeth Craig-Atkins from the Department of Archaeology, awarded a grant from The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the AHRC Place Programme.

The Munich Crisis: Five things Netflix doesn’t elaborate on in its new film

As a new film based on the Munich Crisis launches on Netflix , Professor Julie Gottlieb from the Department of History offers insight into the hearts and minds of those living through these times.
An advertisement for manufacturers Frederick Stones.
Manufacturer Frederick Stones, advertising plantation tools among their wares in 1825. [R. Gell, A New, General, & Commercial Directory of Sheffield and Its Vicinity (1825), p. 86. LUL16003, Historical Directories, University of Leicester]

University of Sheffield history project to explore complex history of slavery in the region

A new study of Sheffield’s industrial heritage ‘Sheffield, Slavery, and its Legacies’ records the city’s complex relationship with the Atlantic economy throughout the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.