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Jacob Nickles and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory
Jacob Nickles (left) and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

World’s deepest underground farm could reshape UK food production

A pioneering research project could transform the agriculture industry with the launch of the world’s deepest vertical farm, located 1.1km underground.

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Professor Helen Kennedy appointed to two government advisory networks

Professor Helen Kennedy has been appointed to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) College of Experts, and the Government Skills College of Experts. 
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Image from the PAVE Case Book interface

Amplifying public voice at the UN AI for Good summit

Dr Susan Oman shares work on public engagement in AI at the AI for Good summit in Geneva.
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England’s public library collections are in danger of being hollowed out, new research warns

England’s public libraries are facing a quiet hollowing out, according to a major new study from the University of Sheffield.
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MArch student designs winning bench

Sheffield School o Architecture MArch student Luke Brennan-Scott has winning bench design installed at Victoria Station in London.
Professor Damian Hodgson

Congratulations to Professor Damian Hodgson on his Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences

The Sheffield University Management School community would like to congratulate Professor Damian Hodgson who is a member of the Organisation Studies research cluster on being elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Congratulations to our new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

Three Faculty of Social Sciences colleagues have been successfully nominated to become Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences: Jackie Harrison (Journalism); Damian Hodgson (Management School) and Kate Reed (Sociological Studies).
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Project launches examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts children’s play

A new project exploring how children play during the COVID-19 pandemic has
received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Dr Lucy Mayblin

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.