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Beyond the algorithm: Shaping AI for people, not just progress

Explore the impact of artificial intelligence on society — from reimagining creativity to transforming law and challenging ethical frameworks, this campaign reveals both the promise and the peril of AI.
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Dr Sophie Watt Explores How 'Microcamps' on the French Border are Changing Crossing Attempts

Dr Sophie Watt explores how policies aimed at curbing Channel crossings have worsened conditions in informal camps on France’s northern coast, forcing people into greater danger and pushing smuggling networks to take bigger risks.

Published by The Conversation
University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly stood next to the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens
University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition to celebrate 75 years of Sheffield and Bochum's twinning partnership. Holly, who is learning German as part of her degree, is stood with the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens.

Sheffield celebrates 75th anniversary of German twinning partnership

Modern Languages & Cultures student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition celebrating the stories of people who have helped the city of Sheffield and the German city of Bochum maintain a special 75-year twinning partnership.

The Man Who Shot Nelson: A French Take on Trafalgar

Dr David McCallam gives a 10 Minute talk on how the French responded to the crushing defeat in 1805 with satire and storytelling, offering a fascinating alternative perspective on a well-rehearsed historical event.

University of Sheffield to launch first-of-its-kind Ukrainian language course
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“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.