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University of Sheffield Philosophy named ‘Department of the Year’ in Inaugural BPA Prizes

A world top-100 university - QS 2026

The University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Arts & Humanities ranked in top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject

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University of Sheffield Philosophy PhD ranked in global top 10 for quality and climate

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Meet the new Digital Humanities PhD Students

PhD students Maria and Penelope have joined the Digital Humanities Institute!
An old newspaper clipping with illustrations called 'A proper new Ballad, intituled, The wandring Prince of Troy'

Prestigious Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History, awarded to the 100 ballads website.

The Digital Humanities Institute has won another award!
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The Old Bailey Online awarded the 2024 Mary Dudziak Digital Legal History Prize

We are pleased to report that the 2023 update to The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 has been awarded the 2024 Mary Dudziak Digital Legal History Prize by the American Society for Legal History.
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Chris Hookway (1949-2024)

We are very sad to share the news that Chris Hookway, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Sheffield University, passed away on 21st October 2024.
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A Nobel Peace Prize for survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Eirini Karamouzi and Luc-Andre Brunet celebrate Nihon Hidankyo who has just been awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.