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A boat on water between ice caps in a fjord

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.
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New €1.8 million European-Latin American research network asks who pays the price of the green transition

Researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences will join an international network of academics & organisations examining the consequences of Europe’s green transition for Latin American countries where materials for rechargeable batteries are mined.
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Research to tackle poor health outcomes in Nepal receives new funding

Ongoing collaboration with local governments in Nepal continues, providing training and mentoring to improve efficiency and decision making within healthcare provision.
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Dr Lucy Mayblin awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize for asylum and migration research

We are delighted to announce that Dr Lucy Mayblin has been awarded a prestigious prize from The Leverhulme Trust in recognition of her research achievements in the area of asylum and migration.
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Green infrastructure: contributing to air quality, health and wellbeing

A new collaborative research project which explores how green infrastructure and other nature-based solutions contribute to air quality, health and wellbeing.
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Sheffield students nominated for Landscape Institute Awards

Three students from the Department of Landscape Architecture have been nominated for Best Dissertation in the 2020 Landscape Institute Awards.
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Dr Anastasia Shesterinina one of four Sheffield academics awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Dr Anastasia Shesterinina is the first recipient of this fellowship in the University's Faculty of Social Sciences for her project 'Understanding Civil War from Pre- to Post-war stages: A comparative approach.'

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The ambiguous conservation benefits of caviar

Rising demand for luxury wildlife products among European & North American consumers is a key driver in the global illegal wildlife trade. Hannah Dickinson's research examines the impact of caviar trade regulations upon illegal caviar trade in the EU