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Music Staff Awarded Open Research 2025 Prize

The School of Languages, Arts & Societies and Access Folk project 'Ask a Friend' secures the team prize.
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International Project Aims to Help Language Learners Master Complex Word Forms

A new AHRC funded linguistics project is set to help language learners, teachers and therapists tackle one of the most challenging aspects of learning Czech and Croatian — the variety of word forms used in everyday speech and writing.

Pride Month: The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’ - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh

As Pride Month 2025 draws to a close, Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh’s lecture “The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’” offers a thoughtful and timely reflection on the role of musical theatre in representing queer lives and identities.
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University of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World University Rankings


The University of Sheffield has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
XINJIANG PAPER 2023

“We know you better than you know yourself”: China’s transnational repression of the Uyghur diaspora

Read the full report and findings, including a presentation session by By David Tobin & Nyrola Elimä.
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SEAS Turns 60 Years Old

We are delighted to be celebrating the School of East Asian Studies turning 60 this year, read more about how we're celebrating this incredible milestone.

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Chinese Heritage Concert Success

The success of the recent Chinese Heritage Concert at Firth Court signals a bright future for artistic collaborations for the Sheffield Confucius Institute.
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Ukrainian Studies Seminar Series

The School of Languages and Cultures is pleased to announce the inaugural talk of our Ukrainian Studies seminar, organised in collaboration with visiting staff from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
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Classical Sheffield announces PhD student as winner of composing competition

As a winner of the Stella Jockel competition, James Thomas has been awarded the opportunity to premiere his composition in the finale of the Classical Weekend at Sheffield City Hall.