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New report uncovers differences in integrating EDI in UK and South African universities' guidelines on Generative AI

A recent report by researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Cape Town highlights uneven distribution of institutional guidelines on the use of Generative AI in education, and differences in the ways they discuss EDI.
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Dr Dani Madrid-Morales appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of prestigious Journal of Communication

Dr Dani Madrid-Morales, Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication, has been appointed as one of a new team of co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication.
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England’s public library collections are in danger of being hollowed out, new research warns

England’s public libraries are facing a quiet hollowing out, according to a major new study from the University of Sheffield.
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Lecturer reveals BBC doubts over Battle of Orgreave coverage

A Sheffield journalism lecturer has used freedom of information laws to uncover internal BBC concerns about the way it covered the 'Battle of Orgreave' during the miners' strike, which began 30 years ago this month.