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Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards

Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced

Colleagues across Social Sciences were among those honoured for their exceptional achievements and the far-reaching impact of their collaborations in the University's second annual Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards.
Dr Amy Orben, Professor Kate Dommett, Dr David Zendle, Mark Scott standing in front of a blue and orange background

Professor Kate Dommett co-chairs new taskforce to champion research access to social platform data

Smart Data Research UK (SDR UK) has formed a new taskforce to address longstanding challenges researchers face in accessing data from digital platforms with Professor Kate Dommett as co-chair.
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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 2020, reaffirming its position as a leading global university for teaching and research.
SOC Professor Sue Yeandle

University of Sheffield Professor honoured by King in Birthday Honours

University of Sheffield Professor, Sue Yeandle, has been appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
A group of women sit beneath a tree in Niger.

To the rhythm of Niger: using radio to empower women in one of the world’s poorest countries

“They say everything, in detail, they don’t hide anything, and there is no darkness”
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Understanding Alzheimer’s: how chemoinformatics is driving the development of new treatments

With nearly 40 million sufferers worldwide and no known cure, Alzheimer’s is rarely far from the headlines, as the world begins to grapple with the effects of an ageing population.
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Breaking the ice: How glacial cycle 22,000 years ago sculpted Britain’s landscape

Researchers have mapped how glaciers and glacial lakes once covered Britain and helped to sculpt the landscape 22,000 years ago.
A single parent holds the hand of their young child as they walk down the road.

Children’s wellbeing not negatively affected by living in single parent households, study shows

The experience of single parenthood is more common than typically reported – and children’s wellbeing is not negatively affected by living in single parent households – according to a study led by the University of Sheffield.
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Blog: 'Don’t worry - Private Pensions and Arms Length Bodies is the most fun directorate you could work in'

During the summer, a group of faculty students spent 10 weeks on work placements at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Politics student Tilly writes about her time in the Private Pensions and Arms Length bodies directorate at the DWP.