News News stories Keep up to date with all the latest news from the School of English. 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 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. 12 March 2026 Search Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents: A Reading with Maggie Nelson The Centre for Poetry and Poetics is hosting Maggie Nelson, acclaimed author of the recent bestseller "On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint". 18 October 2022 Roger Robinson to host workshops with students Students in the School of English will have the opportunity to work with renowned writer, musician and performer Roger Robertson next week. 12 October 2022 School of English at Off the Shelf 2022 Off the Shelf: Festival of Words is one of the largest literary festivals in the UK and takes place in Sheffield every October. Here are some of the events hosted by academic staff from the School of English. 10 October 2022 Our Festival of the Mind 2022 recap Our academics recently featured at this year's Festival of the Mind, an annual event which brings our world-leading research to life through collaboration with local artists. Here's bit more information about some of them. 6 October 2022 First-year English Literature student wins BBC Young Writers' Award 2022 Elena Barham, a first-year student in the School of English, won with her 1940s-set story Little Acorns, written when she was just 16 years old. 4 October 2022 | BBC Radio 1 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
