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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.

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396 Patches, 150 Languages, 100 volunteers: Sheffield unites to create ‘Quilt of Welcome’ celebrating city’s multilingual children

Hundreds of multilingual children from across Sheffield have helped create a huge ‘Quilt of Welcome’, celebrating the many languages spoken in the city while sending a welcoming message to others.
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International Women's Day - Dr Greta Morando

For International Women's Day 2026, we spoke to academics whose research seeks to understand and improve the experiences of women.
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Department of Economics announces DWP partnership to tackle workplace health inequalities

A new partnership aiming to improve the Government's understanding of the relationship between work and health through cutting-edge data analysis has been announced at the University of Sheffield.
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Unpaid carers saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion per year, research shows

People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members and friends are saving Northern Ireland’s health service over £5bn, according to research from Carers NI and the ESRC Centre for Care.

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University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

The University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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ESRC announces new cohort of doctoral training partnerships

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions over the next five years.
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Work, life care? Supporting carers to find the right balance for them

This European Carers Day we explore the importance of a work-life-care balance for carers, and the support and policies needed to make that a reality.