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Photograph: Heather Ellis

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the University of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

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Professor Tony Crook Legacy Seminar

The School of Geography and Planning is holding an afternoon event to celebrate the contribution of Professor ADH (Tony) Crook CBE to applied housing and planning policy research.
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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).
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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.
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Information School win Bronze Athena Swan award

We are very proud to announce that the Information School has been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the department.
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Making connections to support disabled young people to live their lives

iHuman researchers have worked for the past 18 months with Scope on a research project that explores the lives of disabled young people and the key connections that support them to flourish and thrive.

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New Centre for Adult Social Care will promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing

Researchers at The University of Sheffield have partnered with the University of Birmingham, and a consortium of key stakeholders from across the UK, to develop a brand new Centre for Adult Social Care called IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together.)
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World Sleep Day. Regular sleep: Healthy Future

This year's theme for World Sleep Day is ‘Regular Sleep: Healthy Future’. In line with World Sleep day, The British Sleep Society has launched a strategic plan with an overarching ambition to support and promote ‘healthy sleep for all.’
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How the 2021 census could impact the LGBTQ community

New questions on the 2021 census enable people to identify as LGBTQ without sharing that information with their household.