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Dr Tim Herrick made a Principal Fellow of the HEA

Congratulations to Dr Tim Herrick on being awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
A photograph of the Suyuparina Mountain Glacier, in Peru.
Suyuparina Glacier, Peru

Shrinking Andean glaciers threaten water supply of 90 million people, global policy makers warned

Scientists from the University of Sheffield will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World Day for Glaciers hosted by UNESCO.
A chart showing the core samples used in the research.
Source: Deltares, Utrecht University, TNO Netherlands Geological Service, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), University of Leeds, University of Sheffield, University of Amsterdam, LIAG and BGR.

New data on historic sea level rise will help scientists see into the future of global warming

New research on historical sea-level rise will give scientists new knowledge into how global warming will affect the earth’s rapidly melting ice sheets.
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Dr Kate Miltner joins UK Young Academy

We are pleased to announce that Dr Kate Miltner has joined the UK Young Academy, an interdisciplinary network of early-career professionals and researchers working together to tackle pressing global and local challenges and promote lasting change.
A city next to a forest

Smarter, Greener Extractivism

Upcoming research seminar from Pat Brodie, School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin, Ireland, organised by the Information School Digital Societies Research Group.
Kate Campbell Pilling

Law Teacher of the Year 2024

A huge congratulations to Kate Campbell-Pilling who has been shortlisted for this year's Law Teacher of the Year award.
The New Indian Section, South Kensington Museum. Illustrated London News, May 22, 1880, 501. © Royal Armouries DI 2016–0270, used with permission.

New AI research at University of Sheffield awarded share of £100 million government funding

New research that will build principles for the responsible use of AI across the public, private and third sectors at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded a share of £100 million in government funding.
Forest fire near town

The Warrender Lecture 2023/24: Global Justice and the Biodiversity Crisis

This year's Warrender Lecture, by Professor Chris Armstrong, is a call to arms. It will show why the biodiversity crisis matters, and how it raises major challenges of global justice.

Child of the North 2024 Campaign report