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Anthony Gordon of England during the FIFA World Cup

Personal goals motivated footballer Anthony Gordon to learn Spanish – a recipe for success

Dr Abigail Parrish writes for The Conversation on motivation for learning, particularly when it comes to learning languages.

The Conversation
Dr Alison Buxton from the University of Sheffield helping primary school children learn about fusion energy
Dr Alison Buxton from the University of Sheffield, who is an expert on makerspaces that help children and young people work together to build things in order to learn skills and creativity, is leading the STEP Forward initiative in UK primary schools.

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day with Maker{futures}

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day the Maker{Futures} team is holding an online STEP Forward BIG Assembly for schools.
Primary school children doing arts and crafts around a table to learn about fusion energy

Powering the future: New UK schools programme to inspire future fusion pioneers

A new nationwide fusion programme is set to spark children’s curiosity into the technology that could provide limitless clean energy and turn the dream of a low carbon world into a reality.

Dr Heather Ellis being presented with the Museum and Heritage award

School Dinners exhibition wins at the Museum and Heritage awards

A huge congratulations to Dr Heather Ellis and the School Meals project on their success last night at the Museum and Heritage awards!
Sabine Little at the front of the classroom with primary aged school children

Celebrating World Book day with Rivers of Reading

World Book Day have teamed up with Dr Sabine Little to bring her “Rivers of (Multilingual) Reading” research to a wider audience, by making it part of the World Book Day core activity packs for all schools in the country.
Photograph of two children eating a school meal

School Meals project selected as finalist in Children's Food Awards

Congratulations to Heather Ellis and the School Meals project on their shortlisting for the Children's Food Awards 2025.
A teacher sitting on the carpet with young chilren in the classroom

Dr Louise Kay wins British Educational Research Journal Editors’ Choice Award 2024

Her paper was judged as theoretically and methodologically strong and interesting. Editors said 'it has a good potential to have an impact on policy/practice in early childhood education'.
Children sat on the carpet in a library, listening to somebody read

Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told - adventures in language and making

A new project has been launched, encouraging children and their families to use their home languages during maker workshops in schools and libraries.

Community is strength poster

Improving the evidence base for adult social care

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health have, in partnership, been invited to become a member of the School for Social Care Research (SSCR).