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Festival of Social Sciences 2024

Free family-friendly events heading to Sheffield as Festival of Social Science returns

A series of family-friendly events and activities is heading to Sheffield this month as the UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to the city to shine a light on how university research is tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
A close up on a children's swing set in a park, a young boy is using the swing but he is out of focus.

New platform Playces launches to transform children’s access to play spaces

Our researchers have partnered with Play England and Passport365 to launch Playces, a new digital platform designed to help identify and address inequalities in access to playgrounds.
Aerial twilight view of an illuminated cityscape centered on a busy roundabout and surrounding high-rise buildings.

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).
Margaret Thatcher

Young adults are more Thatcherite than their parents, study finds

Two-thirds of Britain’s young adults aged 25-34 embrace Margaret Thatcher’s values and show support for the former Prime Minister’s policies and beliefs, according to new research into the legacy of Thatcherism.
A decorated mask lists a disabled young person's dreams and ambitions.

Imagining different futures with disabled young people

The ambitions and future goals of disabled young people with life-limiting and life-threatening impairments are being documented for the first time in an innovative study by the University of Sheffield.
Third year Geography student Emily Doyland in Kenya.

Third year Geography student conducts research in Kenya as part of GLOSS

The following blog post was written by third year BSc Geography student Emily Doyland about her recent trip to Kenya, courtesy of Global Learning Opportunities in the Social Sciences (GLOSS).
A map of food deserts in the UK.

1.2 million living in UK food deserts, studys shows

1.2 million people in the UK are living in low income areas where households struggle to buy affordable fresh fruit and vegetables, according to a new study.
A photograph of a landslide.

Landslides triggered by human activity on the rise, study shows

More than 50,000 people were killed by landslides around the world between 2004 and 2016, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Sheffield.