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New research reveals where in Great Britain people with a disability find it hardest to be in employment

The five areas in Great Britain where disabled people are least likely to be in employment compared with non-disabled people have been revealed in a new report from the University of Sheffield.
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Improving the evidence base for adult social care

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health have, in partnership, been invited to become a member of the School for Social Care Research (SSCR).
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New £3 million project will tackle inequality in Africa's clean energy transition

The use of fossil fuels, for example in domestic cooking, disproportionately affects the health of women. As African countries transition away from fossil fuels, new research seeks to promote institutional and policy reforms for greater equality.
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What does it take to build a peaceful society? The 3 golden rules that make a difference

For The Conversation, Professor Stef Pukallus discusses how policymakers define and build peace with a model called 'communicative peacebuilding', using Kenya as an example.
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Top marks for School of Education postgraduate programmes

Three of the School of Education’s postgraduate programmes have received glowing reports after inspections from Ofsted and the British Psychological Society earlier this year.
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Automated landlord: Digital technologies and post-crisis financial accumulation

Dr Desiree Fields is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and is also an Associate Fellow of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute and Visiting Researcher at the Sheffield Urban Institute.

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Trivial and normative? Online fieldwork within YouTube’s beauty community

Dr Florencia Garcia Rapp joined the School of Journalism, Media and Communication as a lecturer in Media Audiences and Users in April, having previously worked at University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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New research into public trust in data-driven systems

Dr Robin Steedman, post-doctoral researcher, and Helen Kennedy, professor of digital society, have secured funds from the Human Data Interaction Network + for a project entitled ‘Public Trust in Data Driven Systems and AI Futures'.
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Researchers awarded major grant to study productivity and workplace wellbeing

The Sheffield team, led by Professor Paul Latreille, was one of only five projects selected for the major new grant from the ESRC