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School of English linguist recognised with international TESOL research award

Dr Beatriz Gonzalez-Fernandez has received the TESOL Award for Excellence in Research, recognising her internationally significant contributions to understanding how additional languages are learned and used.
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Multispecies Mutualisms project launches with interdisciplinary workshop at Sheffield

A new Wellcome-funded research project exploring the complex relationships between humans and other species has launched at the University of Sheffield with an interdisciplinary workshop.
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Ey up, AI! Landmark study helps AI better understand accents and dialects

AI could soon better understand people’s accent and dialect, thanks to a landmark study being led by the University of Sheffield.
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Report led by Prof. Joanna Gavins discovers language barrier stalling UK sustainability efforts

A new study led by Professor Joanna Gavins and published by the Bio-based and Biodegradable Materials Regulatory Network has discovered that failures in language and communication are undermining progress made towards a circular bio-economy.
Dr Aris Clemons

Online workshop: Dr Aris Clemons (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) - "They Spanish, They Ain't Black!" Language and Culture Sharing in the (De)Construction of Blackness
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Unapologetically plastic

Researchers from the School of English are working on a new multi-disciplinary project which aims to reduce the need for single-use plastic
Professor Eric Anchimbe

Online workshop: Professor Eric Anchimbe on Postcolonial Pragmatics - “Centring Anti-Racist Scholarship in the Linguistics Curriculum”
English Florence Hazrat

Dr Florence Hazrat named New Generation Thinker

Dr Florence Hazrat has been selected as one of ten AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinkers.

FirstGenSheffield

Upcoming Opportunities for First Generation Students