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Two grant successes for Dr Jessica Bradley to continue her research in arts, health and wellbeing

Dr Jessica Bradley has been awarded research funding through the British Academy / Leverhulme Small Grants Scheme in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust for a project exploring creative journaling and motherhood.

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Understanding education research and exploring song writing at the Festival of Social Science

David Shannon from the School of Education will be taking part in the 2025 Festival of Social Science, looking the ways music and queer identities intersect, as well as literacy research in education. 
Festival of Social Sciences 2024

From robotic sheepdogs to tackling global challenges: Explore the free Festival of Social Science in Sheffield

The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this month to shine a light on how the city’s world-leading social scientists are tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
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Black History for Every Day of the Year long listed for information book of the year

We’re delighted to share the news that Black History for Every Day of the Year by Yinka Olusoga is on the UK Literary Association’s long list for information book of the year.

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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of Sheffield. 
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Black History for Every Day of the Year

Congratulations to Yinka Olusoga who has collaborated with her siblings, David and Kemi, to create a new book celebrating Black history from across the world, spanning ancient times to the modern day.
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SMI Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Sheffield Methods Institute celebrated its 10th birthday this September, with a gathering of past and present staff and students.
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Lauren Powell and Natalie Bennett share findings in new 'Women of the North' report

A new report finds that women in the North of England are more likely to live in poverty, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be unpaid carers and live shorter lives than women in other regions of England.
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Festival of the Mind 2024

Academic staff from the School of Education are hosting a number of free events in the Festival of the Mind taking place this month, we are excited to welcome you to join in!