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New research seeks to evaluate and enhance nature recovery policies

An interdisciplinary team of scientists has been awarded £780,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council for a pioneering project analysing Nature Recovery Planning.
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University of Sheffield ranked among the best in Guardian University Guide 2025

The University of Sheffield has been ranked among the top in the UK and and in the top ten for Architecture within The Guardian University Guide 2025.
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Sheffield receives top rankings in the UK for Landscape Design in the National Student Survey

The University of Sheffield leads in teaching and resources, as ranked by students in the 2024 NSS results.

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Landscape student explores the power of social media with an international conservation organisation

Christabel Nzekwe- Excel discovered the power of social media in Landscape Architecture during work experience with social enterprise Garden World Nigeria.

Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield

Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
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Success for Sheffield students at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Sheffield landscape architecture students and alumni presented with awards at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park's 25th anniversary event.
Winning garden design from Tatton Park flower show

Success for Sheffield students at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Sheffield landscape architecture students and alumni presented with awards at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park's 25th anniversary event.
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Landscape students win awards at RHS show

Sheffield landscape architecture students have won prestigious awards for their work at the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival held earlier this month.