News News stories Keep up to date with all the latest news from the School of English. 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. 4 August 2026 University of Sheffield strengthens top 100 global standing with 10-place rise in QS World University Rankings 2027 The University of Sheffield has risen 10 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 to be ranked 82nd in the world and 14th in the UK, reinforcing its position as a world-leading university 18 June 2026 Dr Jonathan Ellis co-curates international exhibition of Elizabeth Bishop postcards A new exhibition in Paris explores Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards as a creative form, co-curated by Dr Jonathan Ellis (School of English), offering fresh insight into the poet’s visual and literary practice. 17 April 2026 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. 25 March 2026 Search SIIBS and Sheffield Gothic to host 'Buffy and the Bible' conference A group of researchers from the Universities of Sheffield (SIIBS and the School of English), York, and Kingston College London have won a collaborative funding bid from WRoCAH and AHRC to host an exciting interdisciplinary conference - Buffy and the Bible. 6 June 2019 Secret Battle: powerful World War I novel that put the firing squad on trial Dr Katherine Ebury writes for The Conversation on 'The Secret Battle', the 1919 novel by A P Herbert that explores themes of shell shock and the death penalty. 3 June 2019 | The Conversation Lost Barry Hines play to receive first public peformance 'After the Strike', a lost play by celebrated author Barry Hines, is set to receive its world premiere thanks to research from the School of English. 3 June 2019 22 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Bishop Dr Jonathan Ellis treats us to some little known facts about poet and short-story writer Elizabeth Bishop in this blog post for Edinburgh University Press. 5 May 2019 | Edinburgh University Press blog Film series set to question our views on death penalty A new Showroom Cinema film series based on the research of Dr Katherine Ebury examines how the death penalty affects us as individuals, activists and cinema audiences. 12 March 2019 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Current page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Next page Next › Last page Last »
