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Tackling illegal logging in Peru

Illegal selective logging is both destructive and hard to monitor via conventional satellite imagery. In this new video, Dr Rob Bryant discusses innovative new remote sensing technologies for the automated detection of unauthorised timber extraction.

Watch the video on Sheffield Player
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In loving memory of Professor Malcolm Tait

It is with profound sadness that we inform you that Professor Malcolm Tait of the School of Geography and Planning sadly passed away on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
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Monitoring volcanoes with accessible tech

Taking the pulse of the world’s most dangerous peaks. A conversation with Tom Pering, VolcanoTech CEO/Co-founder.
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"It has all been a wonderful learning experience and I’m so grateful that I was able to visit Dhaka"

MA Urban Design and Planning student Hanae Soma reflects on her time doing dissertation fieldwork in Bangladesh...
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Masters student blog series: 2023 recap

Each year we invite some of our International Development students to write blog articles exploring key topics from their courses. Here's a roundup of all those articles in one place.
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Urban Studies and Planning recognised for its departmental gender equality efforts

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield.
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Why has constitutionalising Buen Vivir failed to rethink and prevent gender-based violence in Ecuador?

In our 2022-23 masters students' blog series, Ciara Bridgeman disputes current gender policies in Ecuador.
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How Rights-based approach to development helps to improve Gender-based violence in Asia

In our 2022-23 masters students' blog series, Xiaoxue Weng explores gender equality in Asia.