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Learning to play music can improve older people’s brain function, study suggests

Improvising music could help to improve older people’s cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research led by Dr Jennifer MacRitchie.
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Professor Simon Keefe features in Mozart: Genius for Hire — airing tonight on Sky Arts

Professor Simon Keefe will be a key voice in a new documentary offering fresh insights into one of classical music's most famous careers.
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Kyung Hwa Shon - Excess of Elsewhere

Seams and Streets - Creative arts through Korea and beyond

Our final Centre for Korean Studies event of 2025 took place on 11 December and brought together two exciting speakers for a joint seminar exploring intersections between public art, walking, fashion and textiles and questions of cultural identity.
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Safae el Khannoussi (image: Merlijn Doomernik)

Visiting Author 2025: Safae el Khannoussi

The Centre for Dutch and Flemish Studies is thrilled to announce this academic year’s Guest Author Safae el Khannoussi, “literary talent of the year” (Volkskrant).
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German Writing Competition 2025 Launches

The ever-popular writing competition in German is back for 2025.

How Scholars in East Asian Studies are Fighting to Halt the Deportation of 48 Uyghur Men

Discover how researchers including East Asian Studies academic David Tobin are fighting to defend the human rights of 48 Uyghur men facing deportation to China.
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Film Screening Event: Migrants

Stories of migration, identity and belonging.

Understanding the Declaration of Martial Law in South Korea

Dr Yookyeong Im, Dr Derek Kramer, Dr Sarah Son provide insight into president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, and the subsequent protests.
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Event: Visiting Author Raoul de Jong

Dutch at Sheffield welcomes Visiting Author Raoul de Jong.