Departmental News News stories News items relating to the staff, students, courses and partnerships of the University of Sheffield Department of Geography. 16 May 2024 How is the Anthropocene helping you rethink the contemporary issue of environmental degradation? In our latest masters students' blog series, Ralph Green explores the question 'How is the Anthropocene helping you rethink the contemporary issue of environmental degradation?' 23 May 2024 Sheffield geographers honoured by Royal Geographical Society Three Sheffield geographers have been recognised for their contributions to the discipline by the RGS (with IBG) in their 2024 awards. Search A social and political problem – exploring the role of social science research in tackling the climate crisis Jenny Pickerill and Matt Watson explain why the climate emergency is a social and political problem and how solutions must come from social science research alongside any technological advances we might make. 17 June 2022 | Published by the Academy of Social Sciences Intermittent water supply - striving for a sustainable livelihood in cities without continuous running water In the latest installement of our blog series, Matthew MacRorie discusses the challenges faced by the one billion people around the world who have only intermittent access to running water. 8 June 2022 Cultured meat - a threat or an opportunity for UK farmers? Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaming up with agricultural experts and farming groups to test whether cultured meat is a threat or an opportunity for UK farmers. 30 May 2022 Geography students publish research article A paper by students in the Department of Geography has been published in a major international journal, The Geographical Journal. 26 May 2022 Criminalising marital rape: Can a rights-based approach change Nigeria’s current position on gender-based violence against married women? For our masters blog, Onome discusses the human rights-based approach development cooperation in the context of women's bodily autonomy. 24 May 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Current page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 … Next page Next › Last page Last »