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Funded PhD Opportunities in the School of English

The School of English at the University of Sheffield is pleased to advertise three PhD projects funded by the Champernowne Trust and the bequest of Sheffield theatre director Geoffrey Ost.
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Prof. Joanna Gavins co-authors white paper outlining £204bn opportunity for UK’s industrial bioeconomy

BB-REG-NET, the UK’s first regulatory science network for bio-based and biodegradable materials, has published a major new white paper setting out how the UK could scale its modern industrial bioeconomy into a sector worth over £204 billion a year.
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Best-selling author and Sheffield alumnus Lee Child returns to Sheffield for talk with students

Best-selling author and Sheffield alumnus Lee Child returned to campus to share insights into his writing, career and student days with English and Law students.
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Dr Madeleine Callaghan appears on acclaimed BBC documentary Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

School of English academic joins a star-studded cast in the BBC documentary Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks, revealing new perspectives on J. M. W. Turner’s life, struggles and artistic legacy.
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Breaking the 4th wall with Dr Sara Whiteley

Breaking the 4th wall or direct address is a literary and performance technique that has been prevalent since Elizabethan times. Breaking the space (4th wall) between audience and actor invites a unique viewing experience.

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The future of the Yorkshire accent and how it is changing, according to language expert

Dr Chris Montgomery, from the University of Sheffield's School of English, discusses what influences regional accents and how the Yorkshire accent may change over the coming years.
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Dr Meredith Warren awarded the prestigious Frank W. Beare Award by the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies.

Dr Meredith Warren was recently awarded the prestigious Frank W. Beare award for her brilliant book, Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean (Routledge 2022).

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University of Sheffield Special Collections and the Battleship Texas Foundation

University of Sheffield Special Collections Exhibit. Jonathan Rayner and the Battleship Texas Foundation, marking the anniversary of Operation Torch in WW2.

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No Love in War: A Story of Christian Nationalism Book Launch

This is a new book by Valerie Hobbs that provides an auto-ethnographic account of the everyday – and often violent – realities of life without love, among those who pursue war. The book published by Mayfly Books.