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Understanding Society: A Festival of Social Science 2026

A series of free events and activities examining the ideas that shape our everyday lives. From Saturday 17 to Saturday 31 October 2026 in various venues across Sheffield City Centre.

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University of Sheffield recognised as a leader in research collaboration and knowledge exchange

The University of Sheffield has reaffirmed its position as one of England’s top universities for external collaboration and engagement with businesses and communities according to the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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First study of its kind will uncover the links between Greenland’s fjords, climate change and sea level rise

Dr Benjamin Davison from the School of Geography and Planning will investigate ice-ocean interactions in Greenland during his prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship.
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Professor Kate Dommett receives Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Science

Many congratulations to Professor Kate Dommett who has recently been conferred the Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Science.
Professor Prem Sikka

Political peerage for Professor Prem Sikka

Professor Prem Sikka, Chair in Accounting and Finance in the Management School, has been nominated for a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life, meaning he is to become a member of the House of Lords.
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Call for carers and those requiring care to create artistic submissions for digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences

Academics from the Sustainable Care programme at the University of Sheffield are calling on unpaid carers, care workers and people who require care to participate in creating artistic submissions for a digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences.

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University of Sheffield launches partnership with The University of Law

Collaboration will allow students to pursue a pathway to qualification as a solicitor with a leading provider, and enable Sheffield’s School of Law to focus on research-led teaching in law and criminology.

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Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

Dr Tom Goodfellow explores the eviction of marginal communities from the waterfronts of Lagos, and the wider phenomenon of insecure property rights which affects many, if not most Lagosians.

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Our trade deals will impact healthcare access across Europe

Dr Matt Wood talks about the need to see transparency in the UK's negotiating positions and explanations of these inconsistencies to ensure core NHS principles are not threatened, in a new blog for the UK in a Changing Europe.