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Children at Netherthorpe Primary School exploring the Quilt of Welcome

396 Patches, 150 Languages, 100 volunteers: Sheffield unites to create ‘Quilt of Welcome’ celebrating city’s multilingual children

Hundreds of multilingual children from across Sheffield have helped create a huge ‘Quilt of Welcome’, celebrating the many languages spoken in the city while sending a welcoming message to others.
A close up shot of the blue plaque honouring Herbert Chapman at the University of Sheffield
Herbert Chapman - widely regarded as one of the best football managers of all time - studied at Sheffield Technical School, which later formed part of the University of Sheffield.

University of Sheffield hosts blue plaque for Herbert Chapman - one of football’s greatest innovators

A new blue plaque honouring legendary football manager Herbert Chapman has been unveiled at the University of Sheffield, marking his links to the University and celebrating Sheffield’s proud football heritage.

Watch a home built in 10 days as Sheffield’s ‘factory-in-a-box’ demonstrates a solution to the housing crisis

A family home has been built from scratch in all weathers in 10 days as University of Sheffield experts demonstrate a revolutionary ‘factory-in-a-box’ system designed to address the UK housing crisis.
Professor Jim Wild and an MRI scanner
Credit: UKRI

Shaped in Sheffield, improving lives everywhere

A new technique to safely scan children’s lungs, an ambitious project to restore hearing loss and improving the employment rights for unpaid carers are just three projects shaped in Sheffield that are improving lives everywhere.
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Sheffield positioned as one of the UK's leading 'Music Cities'

Sheffield has the potential to be the UK's leading Music City, according to a new report commissioned by the University of Sheffield.
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Sheffield: a source of inspiration to its lively arts scene

Thursday 30 July saw the launch of Re:New Sheffield, a collaborative project to promote and support creative interim uses of empty buildings in Sheffield City Centre for pop-up shops and other start-up businesses.