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Creative arts a vital gateway to digital inclusion for older people, new research finds

Engaging with digital arts and culture activities is a critical step in building digital confidence in older people who are often excluded from the online world, according to a new University of Sheffield report.
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Happy International Day of Education!

This awareness day recognises education as a human right and a foundation for peace and sustainable development. Here we highlight Professor Sabine Little's work on Multilingualism, which aims to prepare children to thrive in a global society.
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The politics of the hyper-polluting private transport used by the world’s super-rich is hotting up

While millions of people make the effort to sort their recycling and make greener choices, the world’s wealthiest can emit huge amounts of carbon on a single trip. Rowland Atkinson writes for The Conversation.

Published by The Conversation
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New information and training hub launched to support prison librarianship

A new website has been launched to provide resources for prison library staff and others involved in providing library services to people in prison and their families.
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Match Made in Heaven: Love and desire through the eyes of British Muslim women

Anthology to be published exploring love and desire for British Muslim women.

Professor Prem Sikka

Political peerage for Professor Prem Sikka

Professor Prem Sikka, Chair in Accounting and Finance in the Management School, has been nominated for a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life, meaning he is to become a member of the House of Lords.
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Call for carers and those requiring care to create artistic submissions for digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences

Academics from the Sustainable Care programme at the University of Sheffield are calling on unpaid carers, care workers and people who require care to participate in creating artistic submissions for a digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences.

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University of Sheffield launches partnership with The University of Law

Collaboration will allow students to pursue a pathway to qualification as a solicitor with a leading provider, and enable Sheffield’s School of Law to focus on research-led teaching in law and criminology.

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Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

Dr Tom Goodfellow explores the eviction of marginal communities from the waterfronts of Lagos, and the wider phenomenon of insecure property rights which affects many, if not most Lagosians.