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Neurodiversity week 2026: Surviving and Thriving in Academia as an AuDHD Woman

To celebrate Neurodiversity week we highlight a recent journal article by Dr Lauren Powell which sheds light on the lived experience of AuDHD (ADHD/Autism).
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Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long term health conditions thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the University of Sheffield.
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Major Information Systems conference to be held in Sheffield in April 2026

The UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) conference 2026 will be held in The Wave at The University of Sheffield this April, and will critically examine the role of technology in society.

iHuman Co-Director Dan Goodley joins the British Academy for their 10-Minute Talks series

Dan unpacks depathologisation in the university and the impact it can have on how we understand knowledge, power, and belonging.

Spaces of (dis)connection: Migrant essential workers – new exhibition

New ESRC Funded project: Humanising Healthcare

Maximising Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Beyond Severe Mental Illness (SMI)

Teaching Digital Literacy: Videogames in Education
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Enhancing our public benefit research with SafePod

Our researchers can now save on travel, cost and time to access securely protected data by using the newly installed SafePod in the Western Bank Library.